"safety procedures," "heavy equipment," and "cdl" aren't the only skills we found operators list on their resumes. In fact, there's a whole list of operator responsibilities that we found, including:
See the full list of operator skills.
After discovering the most helpful skills, we moved onto what kind of education might be helpful in becoming an operator. We found that 17.7% of operators have graduated with a bachelor's degree and 2.1% of people in this position have earned their master's degrees. While some operators have a college degree, you may find it's also true that generally it's possible to be successful in this career with only a high school degree. In fact, our research shows that one out of every two operators were not college graduates.
Those operators who do attend college, typically earn either a business degree or a criminal justice degree. Less commonly earned degrees for operators include a general studies degree or a computer science degree.
When you're ready to become an operator, you might wonder which companies hire operators. According to our research through operator resumes, operators are mostly hired by ICF, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, and Avis Budget Group. Now is a good time to apply as ICF has 191 operators job openings, and there are 59 at Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and 51 at Avis Budget Group.
Since salary is important to some operators, it's good to note that they are figured to earn the highest salaries at Compass Group, Dartmouth College, and Oregon Health & Science University. If you were to take a closer look at Compass Group, you'd find that the average operator salary is $76,294. Then at Dartmouth College, operators receive an average salary of $52,697, while the salary at Oregon Health & Science University is $52,697.
View more details on operator salaries across the United States.
Some other companies you might be interested in as a operator include United States Army, United States Navy, and Verizon Communications. These three companies were found to hire the most operators from the top 100 U.S. educational institutions.