Job outlook for heavy equipment technicians in the United States

Heavy equipment technician job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected heavy equipment technician job growth rate is 8% from 2018-2028.

• About 17,700 new jobs for heavy equipment technicians are projected over the next decade.

• Heavy equipment technician salaries have increased 12% for heavy equipment technicians in the last 5 years.

• There are over 7,275 heavy equipment technicians currently employed in the United States.

• There are 127,027 active heavy equipment technician job openings in the US.

• The average heavy equipment technician salary is $43,601.

Compare the number of heavy equipment technician jobs and the average heavy equipment technician salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of heavy equipment technician job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where heavy equipment technicians earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.