Heavy equipment operator jobs in the United States (3,216 jobs)

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3,216
Employers
1,237

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$25.37Across 911 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$47,996Across 83 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote
<1%13 listings
Hybrid
<1%7 listings
On-site
13%427 listings

Not specified: 86% (2,769 listings)

Employers hiring include Phillips, Inc. (97), CRH (69), WM (66).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Heavy equipment operator jobs in the United States

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  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    Progress Rail Services Corp.

    Middletown, OH

    The Equipment Operator will perform a variety of skilled or semi-skilled tasks involving the operation, servicing, and maintenance of heavy equipment.

  • Landfill Lead Heavy Equipment Operator

    Republic Services

    Fresno, TX

    POSITION SUMMARY: The Landfill Lead Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for the safe operation of heavy equipment at landfill for the purpose of transferring, spreading, covering,…

  • Excavator Operator (Pipe Crew)

    Allan Myers

    Richmond, VA

    • $28 to $30 USD / hour

    Allan Myers is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Excavator Operator to join our Mainline Pipe Crew or Mass Excavation Crew on heavy civil construction projects. The ideal…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    MasTec Inc

    UNAVAILABLE · Shevlin, MN

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    City of Pharr

    Pharr, TX

    • From $30,400 USD / year

    Join the City of Pharr as a Full Time Heavy Equipment Operator and immerse yourself in a dynamic work environment that prioritizes innovation and customer-centric solutions. This onsite…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    MasTec Communications Group

    UNAVAILABLE · Shevlin, MN

    As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you will develop new skills, work in a safety-minded environment, and join us in expanding technology for a better community. Join the MasTec family and help…

  • Utility Backfill Excavator Operator

    CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING TRIAD LLC

    Kernersville, NC

    Cardinal Civil Contracting is a heavy civil and site development contractor and part of Cardinal Infrastructure Group (Nasdaq: CDNL), a publicly traded infrastructure company with…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator - Experienced - Milton

    Gulf Coast Utility Contractors

    Milton, FL

    • $18 USD / hour

    …strong teams. We're currently seeking skilled and experienced Heavy Equipment Operators to join our Grade…

  • Utility Backfill Excavator Operator

    CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING CHARLOTTE LLC

    Charlotte, NC

    Cardinal Civil Contracting is a heavy civil and site development contractor and part of Cardinal Infrastructure Group (Nasdaq: CDNL), a publicly traded infrastructure company with…

  • Utility Backfill Excavator Operator

    CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING LLC

    Raleigh, NC

    Cardinal Civil Contracting is a heavy civil and site development contractor and part of Cardinal Infrastructure Group (Nasdaq: CDNL), a publicly traded infrastructure company with…

  • Utility Backfill Excavator Operator

    CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING LLC

    Kernersville, NC

    Cardinal Civil Contracting is a heavy civil and site development contractor and part of Cardinal Infrastructure Group (Nasdaq: CDNL), a publicly traded infrastructure company with…

  • Utility Backfill Excavator Operator

    CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING LLC

    Charlotte, NC

    Cardinal Civil Contracting is a heavy civil and site development contractor and part of Cardinal Infrastructure Group (Nasdaq: CDNL), a publicly traded infrastructure company with…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator- Landfill

    Republic Services

    Imperial, PA

    POSITION SUMMARY: The Operator – Heavy Equipment is responsible for the safe operation of heavy equipment at a recycling center, landfill or transfer station for the purpose of…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    City of San Juan, Texas

    San Juan, TX

    Under immediate supervision, the Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for performing a variety of labor duties to include operating and transporting light to heavy equipment for the…

  • Transfer Station Heavy Equipment Operator

    Republic Services

    Culpeper, VA

    POSITION SUMMARY: The Operator – Heavy Equipment is responsible for the safe operation of heavy equipment at a recycling facility, landfill or transfer station for the purpose of…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    CWR Contracting, Inc.

    Palm Coast, FL

    C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. (CWR) is a growing road construction company. We are seeking to fill a Heavy Equipment Operator position for our local operations.

  • Mainline Excavator Operator

    GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED OF DELAWARE

    PROVO, UT

  • Construction Equipment Operator

    University at Buffalo

    Buffalo, NY

    Position Title: Construction Equipment Operator

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

    Detroit, MI

    …business of Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opportunity for an Heavy Equipment Operator at one of our Detroit, Mi locations. The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for the processing…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator - UIC Oil & Gas

    UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies

    Prudhoe Bay, AK

    UIC Oil & Gas is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator to safely and efficiently operate a variety of heavy machinery, including bulldozers, shovels, excavators, loaders, and forklifts. This…

  • Highway Maintenance Worker II: Heavy Equipment Operator (61033164)

    State of South Carolina

    Ridgeland, SC

    • $47,840 to $60,690 USD / year

    Operates heavy equipment such as a backhoe sloping highway shoulders and ditch banks, site areas, bushes from right-of-ways and overhanging tree limbs along state maintained highways.…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    PF Holdings

    San Antonio, TX

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    Alpine Silica

    San Antonio, TX

  • Experience Heavy Equipment Operator - Benefits Day 1

    WM

    Saint Cloud, MN

    • $25 USD / hour

    Are you looking for stable work as a Heavy Equipment Operator II with benefits that provide financial security for you and your family? Aspiring to advance in your heavy equipment career at…

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    Meeker County

    Litchfield, MN

    • $31.5 to $38.37 USD / hour

    …and other properties. Responsibilities may include operating heavy equipment for the…