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H-2B jobs: Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

78 H-2B job orders for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators were decided in fiscal years 2025–2026; 620 workers certified. Median offered wage $27.59 per hour.

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States

• Northern Mariana Islands190
• Tennessee72
• Alabama50
• Colorado40
• Virginia40
• North Dakota37
• Iowa34
• Oklahoma29
• Utah28
• South Dakota20
• Minnesota18
• Idaho14
• Louisiana14
• Missouri12
• Georgia8
• Florida6
• Maryland5
• New Hampshire3
• Nebraska0
• Texas0
• Alaska0
• Massachusetts0
• Washington0

Employers with the most workers

Job titles

• Heavy Equipment Operator166
• Equipment Operator84
• Landscape Laborer80
• Heavy Equipment Operators48
• Seasonal Heavy Equipment Operator40
• Construction Laborer34
• Machine Operator30
• Operator25
• Truck Driver/Heavy Equipment Operator.20
• Landscaping Equipment Operator15
• Concrete Laborer12
• Landscape Laborer and Equipment Operator8
• Landscape Equipment Operator8
• Dozer Operator6
• Scraper Operator6

Job orders are certified by the Department of Labor before the employer petitions USCIS; dates and wages are as filed. To apply for a job, use the employer's website if listed, the state workforce agency or seasonaljobs.dol.gov — never pay a recruiter for a job offer. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-2B Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2025–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).