Job outlook for maintenance equipment operators in the United States

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

• The projected maintenance equipment operator job growth rate is 5% from 2018-2028.

• About 76,300 new jobs for maintenance equipment operators are projected over the next decade.

• Maintenance equipment operator salaries have increased 4% for maintenance equipment operators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 6,988 maintenance equipment operators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 95,918 active maintenance equipment operator job openings in the US.

• The average maintenance equipment operator salary is $36,428.

Compare the number of maintenance equipment operator jobs and the average maintenance equipment operator salary over time.

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