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Mining machine operators

Detailed Occupation

2024 Workforce

45.9k

Average Age

41

Average Salary

$83,070

Average Male Salary

$83,091

Average Female Salary

$82,430

About

Mining machine operators are most often employed by the Coal mining industry. The average yearly wage for Mining machine operators was $83,070 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Mining machine operators are Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV, Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, and Sweetwater, Fremont, Uinta, Sublette & Hot Springs Counties--Wind River Reservation PUMA, WY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Mining machine operators are Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV, Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, and Sweetwater, Fremont, Uinta, Sublette & Hot Springs Counties--Wind River Reservation PUMA, WY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Mining machine operators workforce. Mining machine operators workforce in 2024 was 45,880 people, of which 3.19% were women and 96.8% were men.

Mining machine operators are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

44,418

Male Workforce

± 5.17k

1,462

Female Workforce

± 939

The Mining machine operators workforce in 2024 was 45,880 people (3.19% women and 96.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −30.8% between 2014 (66,260) and 2024 (45,880).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Mining machine operators.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($162,666), Wyoming ($110,006), and North Dakota ($104,359).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$83,070

AVERAGE WAGE

#115 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Mining machine operators earned an average of $83,070, $13,192 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Mining machine operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Mining machine operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.28, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Mining machine operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Mining machine operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Mining machine operators and on wages for those in the field. Coal mining is the industry that employs the most Mining machine operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Mining machine operators, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction ($103,102).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

45.9k

2024 Workforce

± 5,258

0.751%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.1%

This graphic shows the share of Mining machine operators employed by various industries. Coal mining employs the largest share of Mining machine operators at 36.5%, followed by Support activities for mining with 27.4% and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 19.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Mining machine operators in the US. The workforce of Mining machine operators in 2024 was 45,880 people, with 3.19% woman, and 96.8% men. The average age of male Mining machine operators in the workforce is 41 and of female Mining machine operators is 42.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Mining machine operators is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Mining machine operators in 2024 was 45,880 people, with 3.19% woman, and 96.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (7,125 people), 35 to 39 years (6,332 people), and 45 to 49 years (6,066 people). Among them they concentrated 42.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 19.2% of Mining machine operators workers were Hispanic and 80.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (93.2%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.91)%, and Puerto Rican (1.89)%

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Races

In 2024, 77.6% of the Mining machine operators workforce were White, of which 2.79% were women and 97.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.4%) and Other (5.46%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Mining machine operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Mining machine operators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Mining machine operators, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Mining machine operators need more than the average amount of N/A.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Mining machine operators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (530 people), Engineering (319 people), and Protective Services (220 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Mining machine operators workers were High School or Equivalent (24,423 people), Some college (9,251 people), and Secondary Education (4,607 people).

The graphic shows the Mining machine operators workforce by gender and educational level.

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