Top skills for Loader Operator jobs
Based on 170 active Loader Operator postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Loader Operator postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Regulations45%
- Loaders32%
- Housekeeping25%
- Safety Procedures25%
- Supervision23%
- External Customers21%
- Gauges21%
- Heavy Construction21%
- Railcars21%
- Foot Controls20%
- Team-Oriented20%
- Hazardous Materials19%
- Shrink Wrapping19%
- Unloading Trucks19%
- Expenses18%
- Life Insurance14%
- Mining11%
- Construction9%
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)6%
- Excavators5%
- Mechanical Aptitude5%
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