Heavy Equipment Operations (Level 1)
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy · Bakersfield, CA
- Cost
- $1,950
- Length
- 11 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Logging Equipment Operators
Job ads may call this: Skidder Driver · Loader Operator · Yarder Operator · Skidder Operator
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks.
- Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees.
- Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness, and according to established industry or company standards.
- Drive and maneuver tractors and tree harvesters to shear the tops off of trees, cut and limb the trees, and cut the logs into desired lengths.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, logging arches, cable winches, and crane booms to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush.
- Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading.
- Typical pay in California
- $63,618per year
- Projected openings
- 2,000
- Projected change
- +7.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
California publishes no separate figure for this job in Bakersfield-Delano MSA. The statewide figures above are the only ones there are.
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 51% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 27% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 27%
- High school diploma
- 51%
- Started college, no degree
- 13%
- Two-year degree
- 4%
- Four-year degree
- 5%
- Master's degree
- 0.6%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.2%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Asphalt Raker · Paver Operator · Loader Operator · Roller Operator
- Start machine, engage clutch, and push and move levers to guide machine along forms or guidelines and to control the operation of machine attachments.
- Fill tanks, hoppers, or machines with paving materials.
- Control paving machines to push dump trucks and to maintain a constant flow of asphalt or other material into hoppers or screeds.
- Observe distribution of paving material to adjust machine settings or material flow, and indicate low spots for workers to add material.
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- Coordinate truck dumping.
- Drive machines onto truck trailers, and drive trucks to transport machines and material to and from job sites.
- Inspect, clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using mechanics' hand tools, or report malfunctions to supervisors.
- Typical pay in California
- $85,382per year
- Projected openings
- 1,280
- Projected change
- +7.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
California publishes no separate figure for this job in Bakersfield-Delano MSA. The statewide figures above are the only ones there are.
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 53% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 19% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 19%
- High school diploma
- 53%
- Started college, no degree
- 19%
- Two-year degree
- 6%
- Four-year degree
- 3%
- Master's degree
- 0.4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.2%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Machine Operator · Back Hoe Operator · Forklift Operator · Operating Engineer
- Learn and follow safety regulations.
- Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
- Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
- Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
- Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
- Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
- Typical pay in California
- $89,521per yearBakersfield-Delano MSA: $79,521
- Projected openings
- 33,360Bakersfield-Delano MSA: 1,120
- Projected change
- +7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 53% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 19% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 19%
- High school diploma
- 53%
- Started college, no degree
- 19%
- Two-year degree
- 6%
- Four-year degree
- 3%
- Master's degree
- 0.4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.2%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
This NCCER course in Heavy Equipment Operations (Level 1) will review topics such as Safety, Heavy Equipment Identification, Utility Tractors, Introduction to Earth Moving, and Grades.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
American Job Center of California -OildaleAffiliate site
Phone: 661-336-6650
1129 Olive DriveThe Business Center Suite CBakersfield, CA 93308about 11.9 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm
EPIC - Envision-Plan-Innovate-ConnectAffiliate site
Phone: 661-336-6460
2211 H StreetYouth Services OnlyBakersfield, CA 93301about 13.1 miles away
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Has a veterans' representative
America`s Job Center of California-BakersfieldComprehensive center
Phone: 661-325-4473(HIRE) or 661-336-6912
1600 East Belle TerraceCounty of Kern Community Service CenterBakersfield, CA 93307about 14.5 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm,
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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