- Based on 10 Jobtrees users who were an Excavator Operator in their career, on average, they have 6.47 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.8 years on average and earn $54K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 50% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Excavator Operator are Senior Mining Engineer, Machine Operator and Crane Operator. While Senior Mining Engineer isn't from the Operator job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Excavator Operator shown by Machine Operator also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Excavator Operator are Machine Operator, Business Owner and Forklift Operator based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Machine Operator, the most common step before Excavator Operator, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Machine Operator is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Excavator Operator that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Excavator Operator career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming an Excavator Operator so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Machine Operator is from the same job family, Operator as Excavator Operator, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Business Owner also leading to Excavator Operator.
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- The most common degree or certification earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Excavator Operator is Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Arts. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Machine Operator being on the path to and from Excavator Operator. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Excavator Operator is part of the Operator job family which has a limited number of unique role types (57) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Excavator Operator.