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Heavy Equipment Operations Technician
Heavy Equipment Operations Technician
at Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
Miami Catalog
The objective of the Heavy Equipment Operations Technician program is to provide quality educational training designed to meet the current and future needs of the heavy equipment operations industry. To accomplish this, the following guidelines are established: assist student to choose, prepare for, enter, and be gainfully employed in the heavy equipment field; offer a program which emphasizes sound fundamentals while responding to the needs of this particular industry; and provides courses to meet current and specific needs of the student and this industry .
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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.
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Hourly Wage
$32,200
$45,220
$80,760
$15.48
$21.74
$38.83
Admissions
Admission Requirements:
- Adult students must be at least 18 years old and not enrolled in high school.
- Application
- Interview by guidance counselor
- Must pass DOT Drug Test
- Fees for supplies and textbooks are required