Heavy Equipment Operator pay in Oklahoma

Statewide pay Government data

Heavy equipment operators in Oklahoma earn a statewide median of $47,970 a year, 20% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #47 of 50 states and DC. About 7,050 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

States ranked near Oklahoma

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Pay by city Government data

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Oklahoma's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

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.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 39,200 openings a year. Typical training: moderate-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, heavy equipment operators have 78 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, about the same as all jobs (87). The most common cause is being struck by or caught in objects and equipment.

What the work is like Government data

How often heavy equipment operators deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Cities in Oklahoma

All trades in Oklahoma.