Construction equipment today is sophisticated and "high-tech," and is getting more "high tech" all the time. There is great demand for career professionals who have the high level of technical education, skills and expertise required to service and maintain this expensive equipment. Industry dealer employers depend on them!

A recent survey of the membership of Associated Equipment Distributors indicates an immediate nationwide need for over 4,000 construction equipment technicians. Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor support this urgent need, with estimated average annual job openings for mobile heavy equipment technicians at nearly 4,000 per year through the year 2012. The overall national population of technicians over that same time period is estimated to grow by 11,000. What a career opportunity!

Due to this nationwide demand, the technician career offers job stability, as well as interesting work, job satisfaction, and an attractive income. You will become an important part of successful dealer operations. Your chosen career will offer challenges, responsibility, personal growth, professional growth and financial opportunity.

Motivated and high-performing construction equipment technicians have a variety of paths they can follow as their careers progress, including supervisory and management positions. In the construction equipment industry, the opportunity is there to take your career further than you may imagine. It's all up to you!

  
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