Heavy Equipment Operator

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I’m a lobster fisherman from southwest Nova Scotia and I’m making a career change into heavy equipment operation. I’ll be moving to Truro soon to take a course at Commercial Safety College in Debert, and I’m expected to graduate in early September. I’m trying to get a realistic idea of what this career looks like across Canada—especially from people actually working in the field. From what I’ve found, wages seem to vary a lot depending on location and experience. For anyone currently working ...