8 listings on file

Heavy Equipment Operator programs in Illinois

No sponsor in Illinois has published a wage scale, so we can name the 8 registered apprenticeships below but not what they pay. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.

What the job pays in Illinois

$97,740median, per year

This is what operating engineers and other construction equipment operators earn across Illinois, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $59,850.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2073 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

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Also registered in Illinois · 8

8 sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.

• OPERATING ENGINEERS 150 Geothermal JATF · WILMINGTON, IL
• OPERATING ENGINEERS 150 Heavy Equipment JATF · WILMINGTON, IL
• OPERATING ENGINEERS 150 Inspector JATF · WILMINGTON, IL
• OPERATING ENGINEERS 150 Op Eng. JATF · WILMINGTON, IL
• Operating Engineers 318 Apprenticeship & Advanced Training · Marion, IL
• Operating Engineers 965 Apprenticeship and Skills Improvement · Mechanicsburg, IL
• Operating Engineers Local #520 · Saint Jacob, IL
• OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 649 JATC · BARTONVILLE, IL

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