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Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane)  (NOC 7421)
Kingston - Pembroke Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Heavy equipment operators operate heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures; in surface mining and quarrying activities; and in material handling work. They are employed by construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments and pipeline, logging, cargo-handling and other companies.

backhoe operator, bulldozer operator, excavator operator, gradall operator, grader operator, heavy equipment operator, heavy equipment operator apprentice, loader operator – construction, side boom tractor operator, surface mining equipment operator.

Heavy equipment operators perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Operate heavy equipment such as backhoes, bulldozers, loaders and graders to excavate, move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel or other materials during construction and related activities
  • Operate bulldozers or other heavy equipment to clear brush and stumps prior to logging activities and to build roads at logging and surface mining sites
  • Operate heavy equipment with pile driver head to drive piling into earth to provide support for buildings, bridges or other structures
  • Operate heavy dredging equipment to deepen waterways or reclaim earth fill
  • Operate heavy paving and surfacing equipment to lay, spread or compact concrete, asphalt and other surface materials during highway and road construction
  • Operate power shovels to excavate rock, ore or other materials from open-pit mines, strip mines, quarries or construction pits
  • Operate heavy equipment to move, load and unload cargo
  • Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment and clean, lubricate and refill equipment.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Kingston, Belleville, Pembroke, Arnprior, Deep River, Deseronto, Petawawa, Renfrew, Trenton, Frankford

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Outlook & Prospects for Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) in Kingston - Pembroke Region

The future forecast and current conditions for an occupation can vary based on location or due to changes in the economy, technology, or demand for a product or service.

Provincial Employment Potential Information

The following table identifies employment conditions within Ontario.

Table on the employment potential for Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) in Kingston - Pembroke Region as well as in the rest of the Ontario.
Location Employment Potential Release Date
Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Region Fair 2012-04-19
Kingston - Pembroke Region <Not assigned> 2012-04-19
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Region Fair 2012-04-19
London Region <Not assigned> 2012-04-19
Muskoka-Kawarthas Region Fair 2012-04-19
Northeast Region Fair 2012-04-19
Northwest Region Fair 2012-04-19
Ottawa Region <Not assigned> 2012-04-19
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Region Fair 2012-04-19
Toronto Region Fair 2012-05-10
Windsor-Sarnia Region <Not assigned> 2012-04-19

Additional Provincial Prospects

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 575 Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) in Ontario from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR's forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) in in Ontario starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Ontario

Occupation:  Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane)

105 245 575

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