47-2073 - BLS OEWS 2024
Equipment operators wages in Georgia
The BLS reported a $22.30 median hourly wage for equipment operators in Georgia in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$22.30
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$16.45-$29.56
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
15,720
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#49
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Georgia's median is -$6.57 per hour below the median state record for equipment operators ($28.87).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #7 by BLS employment among generated equipment operators records, with 15,720 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $17.80 in 2019 to $22.30 in 2024, a +25% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $17.80 |
| 2020 | $18.13 |
| 2021 | $18.20 |
| 2022 | $19.29 |
| 2023 | $21.57 |
| 2024 | $22.30 |
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Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Equipment operators in Georgia. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.