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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Occupation · SOC 2018 47-2073 · United States

SOC 2018 code
47-2073
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
657
FY2025
75
Certified (last three years)
85.9%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (SOC 47-2073). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

3875FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3875FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200836
FY20097
FY201015
FY201124
FY201219
FY20137
FY201416
FY201516
FY201616
FY201716
FY201822
FY201946
FY202066
FY202151
FY202246
FY202357
FY202455
FY202575
FY2026*67
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*6442015
FY20256636027
FY20241153315
FY202312623016
FY2022878023
FY20211544028
FY20202646030
FY20191364221
FY2018052015
FY2017032110
FY201606118
FY201504246
FY201404408
FY201300205
FY2012001117
FY2011000321
FY2010000015
FY200900007
FY2008000036
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Riverview LLP28
  2. Acme Construction19
  3. Total Development Solutions LLC14
  4. Louis Lessard Inc.13
  5. Core Tech International Corporation13
  6. Pepin Lumber Inc.13
  7. Central Specialties, Inc.11
  8. YPC Forest Enterprise Inc.11
  9. Edmond Roy & Sons Inc.10
  10. Northern Improvement Company9
  11. Acme Construction, Inc.9
  12. Black Micro Corporation9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators: applications by worksite state

1+2+5+13+19+
1+2+5+13+19+
Data table
StateApplications
MP101
ME55
TX41
MD40
UT36
MN35
VA30
ND25
FL20
CO19
GU19
GA17
NY16
OK15
NC15
LA14
NJ14
CA14
SD13
IA12
MS8
KS7
TN7
ID6
AZ5
WA5
NE5
AL5
MO4
AR4
IL4
CT3
MA3
AK3
MI3
OR2
HI2
OH2
NH2
DC1
VI1
WV1
MT1
NM1
NV1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV56
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ25
  3. Ogden, UT20
  4. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT11
  5. Dickinson, ND10
  6. Tulsa, OK10
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX9
  8. Alexandria, MN9
  9. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8
  10. Edwards, CO8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Construction Site Supervisor of Heavy Equipment2
  2. Cement Manufacturing Manager2
  3. Rock Scaling Superintendent2
  4. Project Specialist1
  5. Portuguese Speaker Construction Engineer1
  6. Operating Engineer1
  7. Construction Specialist1
  8. Electrical Engineer1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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