Every Level of a Heavy Equipment Operator's Career

From $15 an hour cash on a borrowed Bobcat to a $400,000,000 sale to Sterling Construction - every level of running heavy equipment in America. We walk the entire ladder from a 17-year-old moving a mulch pile in a neighbor's backyard, through the IUOE Local 18 journeyman earning $45.14 an hour on heavy highway scale, into owner-operator territory with a used Caterpillar 336 and a $9,000,000 SBA bond ceiling, and finally to the founder exit. Real numbers. Real jobs. Real public filings. Featuring the Cat 420 backhoe, the Cat 320 excavator, the Cat 390F L large excavator, Trimble Earthworks machine control, IUOE Local 3 prevailing wage, and the documented Plateau Excavation acquisition closed October 2, 2019. Every figure is sourced from BLS, OSHA, IUOE collective bargaining schedules, and SEC filings. Get vidIQ to grow your channel faster! 🚀 https://vidiq.com/LadderTheory 0:00 Intro 0:32 Level 1: The Suburban Kid 1:57 Level 2: The First Real Seat 3:37 Level 3: The Journeyman Operator 5:53 Level 4: The Lead Operator 7:39 Level 5: The Owner-Operator 9:34 Level 6: The Exit 10:40 Final Beat 🔔 Subscribe for more career progression videos! ⚠️ Not financial or career advice. All figures are for educational purposes only and individual outcomes vary. #LadderTheory #Ladder_Theory #Career #Business #Salary #Every_level #EveryLevel