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Iowa Operating Engineers Local 234 Apprenticeship & Training Program

An apprenticeship program with the Operating Engineers Local 234  will provide you with free career training as an operating engineer jointly funded by a labor/management training trust.

Operating Engineers work as heavy equipment operators and mechanics in the construction industry. “Heavy Equipment” describes many types of machines used on a construction site, including cranes, bulldozers, graders, front-end loaders,and paving equipment.

Operating Engineers are masters of a variety of equipment. A broad range of skills keeps IUOE members employable, since employers’ needs vary from project to project.