Top skills for Operating Engineer jobs
Based on 73 active Operating Engineer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Operating Engineer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Vision Care84%
- Plumbing82%
- HVAC Systems68%
- Ladders65%
- Customer Service48%
- Disabilities47%
- Microsoft Office45%
- Recruiting45%
- Arrest44%
- Law44%
- Service Requests42%
- Emergency Response34%
- Pneumatic32%
- Automation31%
- Painting31%
- Piping31%
- Training Programs31%
- Carpentry29%
- Safety Procedures29%
- Hazardous Materials23%
- Boilers21%
- Chillers21%
- Licensing19%
- Maintenance Work19%
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)16%