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Operating Engineer Apprenticeship
Operating Engineer Apprenticeship
at Operating Engineers Local 3
Northern Nevada Catalog
The Northern Nevada Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship Committee offers five different branches of apprenticeship training programs:
- Crane Operator
- Heavy Duty Repairman (mechanic)
- Grading and Paving (operator)
- Lubrication technician
- Survey technician Journeymen-level skills are acquired through on-the-job training with 6,000 hours in the grading and paving and crane operator classification, 8,000 hours in the heavy-duty repairman classification, and 4,000 hours in the lubrication technician/survey technician. To make on-the-job training more meaningful, related training courses are conducted for apprentices. During these courses, you will receive both classroom instruction and hands-on training from fully qualified instructors.
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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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$38,410
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