State Map for Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaAbove average opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAbove average opportunities
ArkansasAbove average opportunities
CaliforniaBelow average opportunities
ColoradoAbove average opportunities
ConnecticutBelow average opportunities
DelawareAverage opportunities
District of ColumbiaBelow average opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamAbove average opportunities
HawaiiAverage opportunities
IdahoAbove average opportunities
IllinoisBelow average opportunities
IndianaAverage opportunities
IowaAbove average opportunities
KansasAbove average opportunities
KentuckyAverage opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineAbove average opportunities
MarylandBelow average opportunities
MassachusettsBelow average opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaAbove average opportunities
NebraskaAverage opportunities
NevadaAverage opportunities
New HampshireBelow average opportunities
New JerseyBelow average opportunities
New MexicoAbove average opportunities
New YorkBelow average opportunities
North CarolinaAverage opportunities
North DakotaAbove average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAverage opportunities
OklahomaAbove average opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaAbove average opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandBelow average opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaAbove average opportunities
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasAverage opportunities
UtahAverage opportunities
VermontAverage opportunities
Virgin IslandsAbove average opportunities
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaAbove average opportunities
WisconsinAverage opportunities
WyomingAbove average opportunities

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Average
Nationwide, new job opportunities for operating engineers and other construction equipment operators are likely in the future.