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Here's a peek at what the job scene is looking like for Construction & roading workers, employed as Machine operators:

So, what's the pay like?

The average Machine operators salary is $64,000, remaining consistent over the last 12 months.

So, what's job demand like?

We have 360 vacancies for Machine operators, a 27% jump in vacancies over the last 3 months.

So, where are the most vacancies?

Auckland is in the lead, posting 67 roles, Canterbury following with 54 and Waikato in third, with 51 job listings.

So, who's getting paid the most according to Trade Me listings?

The top paid Machine operator job titles are an excavator operator – antarctica project and a crane operator: earn $4k pw in the pacific islands generally paid the highest average salaries at $105,000. Followed by moxy truck driver – antarctica project workers who might receive an average salary of $105,000.

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