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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Construction equipment operators use machinery to move construction materials, earth, and other heavy materials at construction sites and mines. They operate equipment that clears and grades land to prepare it for construction of roads, buildings,... ... more

Academic Programs of Interest for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Construction Formwork Technician
A Construction Formwork Technician Program will teach a student how to build footing, column and wall forms, suspended slab forms and slab-on-grade forms and concrete stair forms,... more

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Heavy Equipment Operator
The Heavy Equipment Operator Program teaches students how to operate heavy machinery such as heavy articulating rock trucks, loaders, excavators, backhoes, dozers and graders. These machines are... more

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Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

Almost every product sold in the United States spends at least some time in a truck. While planes, trains, and ships are also used to transport goods, no other form of transportation has the same... ... more

Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Consider the parts of a toaster, such as the metal or plastic housing or the lever that lowers the toast. These parts, and many other metal and plastic products, are produced by machines that are... ... more

Academic Programs of Interest for Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Heavy Equipment Operator
The Heavy Equipment Operator Program teaches students how to operate heavy machinery such as heavy articulating rock trucks, loaders, excavators, backhoes, dozers and graders. These machines are... more

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Tool and Die Maker
The Tool and Die Maker Program teaches students how to make, repair and test dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges and special hand tools by laying out,... more

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Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers

Electricity is one of our nation’s most vital resources. It powers everything from light bulbs and appliances that you use around your house to supercomputers that power the Internet. From the moment you flip the... ... more

Material Moving Occupations

Think about a common bicycle; over the course of its creation many workers have to transport a variety of materials to get it to your local store. First, the raw metal must be produced, either... ... more

Academic Programs of Interest for Material Moving Occupations

Heavy Equipment Operator
The Heavy Equipment Operator Program teaches students how to operate heavy machinery such as heavy articulating rock trucks, loaders, excavators, backhoes, dozers and graders. These machines are... more

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Hydraulic Crane Operator
The Hydraulic Crane Operator Program will teach a student how to operate any hoisting device or structure incorporating a power-driven drum and wire rope that is designed... more

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Mobile Crane Operator
The Mobile Crane Operator Program teaches a student how to operate any hoisting device or structure incorporating a power driven drum and wire rope that is designed... more

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