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5.	Training & Qualifications

6.	Job Outlook

7.	Earnings

8.	Additional Sources of Information

Material Moving Machine Operators

Employment

Employment projections data for material moving machine operators, 2014-24
Occupational Title	SOC Code	Employment, 2014	Projected Employment, 2024	Change, 2014-24
Occupational Title	SOC Code	Employment, 2014	Projected Employment, 2024	Percent	Numeric
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program
Material moving machine operators	—	679,900	699,400	3	19,500
Conveyor operators and tenders	53-7011	39,700	39,600	0	-100
Crane and tower operators	53-7021	45,500	49,000	8	3,400
Dredge operators	53-7031	2,200	2,300	9	200
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	53-7032	53,900	57,300	6	3,400
Loading machine operators, underground mining	53-7033	4,800	4,800	0	0
Hoist and winch operators	53-7041	2,900	2,900	2	0
Industrial truck and tractor operators	53-7051	530,900	543,500	2	12,600

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Two-thirds of all present-day college students intend to become entrepreneurs at some point in their careers.

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