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          Current Employment for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in TEXAS

          Rank Region 2025 Employment
          1 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area 14,000
          2 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area 11,510
          3 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area 5,010
          4 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area 3,980
          5 Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State 2,150
          6 North Region of Texas Balance of State 1,900
          7 Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State 1,890
          8 Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State 1,200
          9 Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area 1,160
          10 Midland, TX Metro Area 1,150
          11 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area 1,120
          12 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area 1,010
          13 El Paso, TX Metro Area 980
          14 Longview, TX Metro Area 750
          15 Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State 670
          16 Odessa, TX Metro Area 670
          17 College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area 590
          18 Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area 570
          19 Lubbock, TX Metro Area 550
          20 Amarillo, TX Metro Area 490
          21 Waco, TX Metro Area 470
          22 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area 330
          23 Border Region of Texas Balance of State 290
          24 Tyler, TX Metro Area 290
          25 Laredo, TX Metro Area 280
          26 Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area 280
          27 Abilene, TX Metro Area 230
          28 San Angelo, TX Metro Area 210
          29 Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area 180
          30 Victoria, TX Metro Area 180
          31 Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area 180
          32 Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area 50