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Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Work Activity

Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

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Category

Work Activity

Used in

25+ careers

Avg. Importance

4.6 / 5

Careers Using Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Ranked by how important Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.

Commercial Pilots

Transportation and Material Moving · $122,670/yr

4.9

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

Transportation and Material Moving · $36,670/yr

4.8

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Transportation and Material Moving · $226,600/yr

4.7

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr

4.7

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Construction and Extraction · $48,400/yr

4.7

Airfield Operations Specialists

Transportation and Material Moving · $56,750/yr

4.7

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $92,560/yr

4.7

Logging Equipment Operators

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $49,210/yr

4.7

Fish and Game Wardens

Protective Service · $68,180/yr

4.7

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Construction and Extraction · $58,710/yr

4.6

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr

4.6

Subway and Streetcar Operators

Transportation and Material Moving · $84,830/yr

4.6

Driver/Sales Workers

Transportation and Material Moving · $37,130/yr

4.6

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Transportation and Material Moving · $85,540/yr

4.6

Pile Driver Operators

Construction and Extraction · $70,510/yr

4.6

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $41,080/yr

4.6

Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · $50,430/yr

4.6

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Construction and Extraction · $52,550/yr

4.6

Motorboat Operators

Transportation and Material Moving · $51,880/yr

4.6

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,980/yr

4.5

Firefighters

Protective Service · $59,530/yr

4.5

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $47,510/yr

4.5

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Construction and Extraction · $67,370/yr

4.5

Motorcycle Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $47,200/yr

4.5

Forest and Conservation Workers

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $43,680/yr

4.5

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