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About one in every eight U.S. residents (13.5%) is foreign-born
The five largest immigrant populations in the United States are from:
✅ Mexico - 24.8%
✅ India - 5.9%
✅ China - 4.9%
✅ Phillippines - 4.5%
✅ El Salvador - 3.1%
✅ Other Countries - 56.8%

Heavy Equipment Operators Can Now Immigrate To Canada Through Express Entry

The Express Entry system’s Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program now allows foreign nationals who are heavy equipment operators to immigrate to Canada.

The change to the FSW which made that possible came on Nov. 16 last year, when Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) added 16 new jobs to its list of eligible occupations.

The 16 new occupations are all deemed to be jobs for which the worker must get a college diploma, an apprenticeship training of less than two years, or more than six months of on-the-job training.

Heavy equipment operators, those workers who operate the heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures, in surface mining and quarrying activities, and in material handling, are in demand across Canada.

2,707 jobs for heavy equipment operators in Canada in mid-January and Job Bank shows these workers earn a median annual income of $58,500 based on a standard work week.

They are typically employed by construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments and pipeline, logging, cargo-handling and other companies.

In Canada, the construction industry’s labour shortage is dire.

HOW MUCH DO FORKLIFT DRIVERS MAKE?

When collecting job statistics, the U.S. Department of Labor lumps forklift operators in with the operators of all "industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location."

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the median wage for that group of jobs is $18.06 an hour or $37,560 a year.

Websites that collect data on forklift operators alone tend to come up with a lower average. Indeed estimates an average forklift driver salary of $16.12 an hour or $37,609 a year based on over 130,000 salary reports. Glassdoor lists the average forklift operator salary as $33,559 a year based on over 7,000 salary reports. Payscale reports an average of $15.18 a year or $35,612 a year based on just over 2,000 salary reports. Zippia's estimate is the lowest median wage at $13.70 an hour or $28,486 a year.

💙How much does a Caregiver make in USA?

$29,250 / Annual (Based on 10000 salaries)

The average caregiver salary in the USA is $29,250 per year or $14.06 per hour. Entry level positions start at $26,325 per year while most experienced workers make up to $37,050 per year.

Caregiver: salaries per region

Wyoming $42,900
Alaska $39,305
Rhode Island $39,000
Vermont $39,000
Washington $36,075
New Hampshire $35,588
Maine $35,126
North Dakota $35,100
Hawaii $34,164
Massachusetts $34,125
New Jersey $33,711
New York $33,150
Oregon $33,150
California $33,150
Colorado $32,663
Montana $31,200
South Dakota $31,200
Idaho $31,200
Connecticut $31,200
Virginia $31,200
Illinois $31,200
Arizona $30,713
Maryland $30,225
Wisconsin $29,738
Minnesota $29,262
Delaware $29,250
Nevada $29,250
Utah $29,250
Michigan $29,250
Kansas $28,763
Nebraska $28,763
Iowa $28,763
Kentucky $28,696
New Mexico $27,788
Florida $27,707
Missouri $27,658
Pennsylvania $27,632
North Carolina $27,300
South Carolina $27,300
Ohio $27,300
Indiana $26,813
Arkansas $26,791
West Virginia $26,676
Georgia $26,325
Oklahoma $25,350
Tennessee $25,350
Texas $25,350
Louisiana $23,400
Alabama $23,400
Mississippi $21,450