How To Become A Heavy Equipment Supervisor: What It Is and Career Path

What is a heavy equipment supervisor and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a heavy equipment supervisor. For example, did you know that they make an average of $33.37 an hour? That's $69,407 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 5% and produce 22,000 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreHeavy Equipment SupervisorUS Average

Salary

5.4

Avg. Salary $69,407

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

9.3

Growth rate 5%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

2.5

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.24%

Asian 2.12%

Black or African American 8.37%

Hispanic or Latino 15.95%

Unknown 4.51%

White 67.81%

Gender

female 3.65%

male 96.35%

Age - 50

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 50

Stress level

9.3

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

9.4

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

2.6

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a heavy equipment supervisor

Explore heavy equipment supervisor education requirements

Most common heavy equipment supervisor degrees

Associate

31.8 %

High School Diploma

26.4 %

Bachelor's

22.7 %

Start to develop specific heavy equipment supervisor skills

Skills	Percentages
Production Reports	18.01%
Equipment Operators	9.51%
Maintenance Schedules	9.47%
Dump Truck	8.79%
Maintenance Shop	8.50%

Complete relevant heavy equipment supervisor training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New heavy equipment supervisors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a heavy equipment supervisor based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real heavy equipment supervisor resumes.

Research heavy equipment supervisor duties and responsibilities

Implement and now managing a computer base preventative maintenance and unplan maintenance standardize process utilizing Directline/Megamation - CMMS.
Serve as liaison and point of contact between external and internal logistics organizations and maintenance organizations using effective communication skills.
Replace and repair Detroit and caterpillar engines and relate parts for military equipment.

Prepare your heavy equipment supervisor resume

When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your heavy equipment supervisor resume.

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Apply for heavy equipment supervisor jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a heavy equipment supervisor job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do heavy equipment supervisors rate their job?

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Heavy equipment supervisor reviews

5.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2021

Pros

Performing Safe Crane Placement with standard procedures having soil tested area for ground bearing testing having good soil compaction for the foot-print of machine, matting of foundation pad to set up cranes machines etc. being aware of the areas around you and equipment along with the priority of the employees SAFETY . Sizing the right piece of equipment to perform the work, generating a critical lift with the load rated rigging called for the equipment ,plan regardless of size and cost, then performing a safe execution placement.

Cons

Not having a plan for what has to happen, Not having SAFETY in the plan , Not working together in the field as well in the office, & NOT having a contingency plan ..

A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2019