Excavator operator

Excavator operator in Hong Kong

Updated 4 November 2026

An excavator operator in Hong Kong is typically listed at about HK$1,400 a day, HK$65 to HK$70 an hour, or HK$13,000 to HK$14,000 a month, and some listings go up to HK$50,000 a month. These are advertised pay figures, not quotes for a service. To see what operators in your district would take for your site, send a request on BlaBlaPrice with the machine type, the workplace and the schedule.

Training and licences

Operators of loadshifting machines, including excavators used on construction sites, need approved training. The Labour Department publishes a list of approved training course providers, and a fee table from the Construction Industry Council lists a one-day excavator revalidation course at about HK$1,200. Ask the operator to show a valid certificate before the first shift.

Safety on site

The Labour Department's Code of Practice on Safe Use of Excavators is issued free of charge and can be downloaded. Ask the operator whether they know it and how they work with the site supervisor. A written schedule of shifts, breaks and the machine's daily checks is a good start, and the code is the reference to check it against.

Season and hours

Hong Kong's winter runs December to February and summer June to August. Excavator work runs in both seasons, but summer is the hot part of the year, so shift times and breaks matter more in June to August than in winter. Set the start date in your request, and say whether the shifts can start early in the morning.

How the job is set up here

Name the workplace by district: Central, Kowloon, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan or Tuen Mun, and say whether daily travel is included. Give the machine type and its weight class in tonnes, and the number of days a week. State whether the pay is daily, hourly or monthly, and whether accommodation is provided. These are the details that decide whether two offers can be compared.

On BlaBlaPrice you describe the job in your own words in a chat, and a photo of the site can be added. Operators and crews registered on BlaBlaPrice receive the request and reply in the chat with their offer: pay, schedule and start date. Your contacts stay hidden until you decide with whom to exchange them. The service is free for buyers. You can also look at general labourer and construction worker roles.