{"id":6885,"date":"2023-08-21T10:25:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/?page_id=6885"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:28:06","slug":"heavy-equipment-operator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/heavy-equipment-operator\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Equipment Operator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fast-Track Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Heavy Equipment Operator Program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to operate dump trucks, bulldozers, and other vehicles classified as heavy machinery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This 9-week fast-track course offers an intensive and focused pathway to a career in equipment operation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"block_40b035a93c8580a4c205c26a97c262f4\" class=\"container container-wide content-side-image mb-20 py-md-10 py-xl-20 blue right\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6 py-15 py-md-0 px-5 px-md-3 \">\n<div class=\"side-image-content mb-10\"><p>The course includes practical exercises and simulations to provide real-world experience in operating heavy machinery.<\/p>\n<p>Led by trained and experienced equipment operators, the course ensures that students acquire the necessary skills for any project that involves moving and transporting heavy materials or requires earthmoving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6\">\n<div class=\"image-container position-relative h-100 offset\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/08\/instructor-heo-792x690.jpg);\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-100 d-md-none\" src=\"https:\/\/sw.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/08\/instructor-heo.jpg\" width=\"792\" height=\"1128\" alt=\"Instructor pointing to what a student should do with the heavy equipment on a jobsite.\" \/>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The program covers not only regular construction building jobs but also extends to infrastructure projects, mining, and building operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Career Opportunities: Graduates of this program will be well-prepared to work in various sectors, including construction, infrastructure development, mining, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The median salary for a Heavy Equipment Operator is $38,457.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Started Here!<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"formWrapper\">\r\n<iframe class=\"salesforceRFI\" aria-label=\"Request for information form\" id=\"myiFrame\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border: 0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\r\n    \/\/ Start with base URL\r\n    var url = \"https:\/\/cloud.info.sw.edu\/EZ1qCEnk2NaD\";\r\n   \r\n    \/\/ Get current URL\r\n    var currentUrl = window.parent.location.href;\r\n   \r\n    \/\/ Add UTM parameters to the current URL\r\n    if (currentUrl.includes('?')) {\r\n        currentUrl += '&';\r\n    } else {\r\n        currentUrl += '?';\r\n    }\r\n    currentUrl += 'utm_campaign=&utm_medium=webform&utm_source=website';\r\n   \r\n    \/\/ Create the formFrame parameter with the UTM-enhanced URL\r\n    var myParams = \"\/?formFrame=\" + encodeURIComponent(currentUrl);\r\n   \r\n    \/\/ Build final iframe URL\r\n    var iframe_url = url + myParams;\r\n    document.getElementById(\"myiFrame\").src = iframe_url;\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fast-Track Training The Heavy Equipment Operator Program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to operate dump trucks, bulldozers, and other vehicles classified as heavy machinery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"pages\/template-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6885","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.11 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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