The top three occupations in the Metal ore mining Industry Group are mining machine operators, miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, and driver/sales workers & truck drivers. On average, full-time employees in the Metal ore mining Industry Group work 47.6 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $99,856. Part-time employees in the same industry work 17.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $51,576.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Metal ore mining Industry Group are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Gila, Graham, Greenlee Counties PUMA, AZ, and Cook, Lake & St. Louis (North) Counties PUMA, MN.

The workforce of Metal ore mining Industry Group in 2024 was 45,187 people, with 15% woman, and 85% men.

In 2024, 72% of the workforce in the Metal ore mining Industry Group was White (32,553 people), of which 15.4% were women and 84.6% men.