Heavy Equipment Operator Training in New Jersey

New Jersey projects 5% job growth for Heavy Equipment Operators by 2032¹

Looking for heavy equipment operation schools in New Jersey? Lincoln Tech offers a heavy equipment operation training class program at our South Plainfield campus in New Jersey. Heavy equipment includes bulldozers, backhoes, diggers, plows, and a lot more. These are the machines used in industries like construction, mining and agriculture: hands-on fields that needs skilled people to safely and skillfully operate heavy equipment. We can help you develop the skills you need to launch a successful career. Learning how to operate various types of heavy machinery is an valuable skill. 

This 240-hour training program consists of two 120-hour training courses. With a schedule set at 30 hours per week, students can become proficient at operating many types of tracked and wheeled vehicles in 8 weeks. This essential skill is experiencing 5% annual job growth within the State of New Jersey out to 2032¹.

Highlights of Heavy Equipment Operation School

Part 1 – Introduction to Operating Heavy Equipment (120 Contact Hours - 80 Lecture Hours/40 Lab Hours)

• Students will be introduced to the trade and learn safety and identification of heavy equipment.
• Students will also complete the NCCER CORE curriculum which also carries a recognized credential in the construction trades.
• Topic areas in the NCCER CORE Curriculum include materials handling, construction mathematics, introduction to construction drawings, rigging, hand and power tools, and orientation to the construction trade.

Part 2 - Heavy Equipment Operation I (120 Contact Hours - 60 Lecture Hours/60 Lab Hours)

• Students will learn basic operational techniques, utility tractors, introduction to earthmoving, understanding landscape grades, and interpreting civil drawings.
• Introduction to the heavy highway trade (trucks, heavy equipment, cranes, and forklifts, below‐grade construction, earthmoving, plant operations, paving, structures, and operations at a job site.
• Students will operate a variety of off‐road equipment in a simulated environment to perform exercises on excavator and wheel loader equipment.
• Simulator exercises include basic controls, loading, and unloading, excavating, and trenching.

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¹ National Center for O*NET Development. New Jersey Employment Trends: 47-2073.00 - Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators. O*NET OnLine. Last Updated on December 16, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026 from https://www.onetonline.org/link/localtrends/47-2073.00?st=NJ.

Build skills for a career with heavy-duty growth and earning potential. Check out Heavy Equipment Operator training at Lincoln Tech’s South Plainfield campus today. This career training program is offered at our South Plainfield, NJ campus: