Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators

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2017 Workforce

30.3k

Average Age

43.1

Average Salary

$44,104

Average Male Salary

$44,391

Average Female Salary

$25,016

About

Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators was $44,104 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators are West North Dakota--Dickinson & Williston Cities PUMA, ND, Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, and Brazos Valley COG (Outside Brazos County) & Milam County PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators are Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV, Canyon (South) & Owyhee Counties--Caldwell & Nampa (South & West) Cities PUMA, ID, and Lee (East) & Russell Counties--Phenix City & Smiths Station Cities PUMA, AL.

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Employment and salary information for the Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators workforce. Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators workforce in 2017 was 30,280 people, of which 1.48% were women and 98.5% were men.

Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators are paid most in Western Upper Peninsula PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

29,831

Male Workforce

± 4.24k

449

Female Workforce

± 520

The Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators workforce in 2017 was 30,280 people (1.48% women and 98.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 0.695% between 2014 (30,071) and 2017 (30,280).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($80,374), New Jersey ($63,877), and California ($58,605).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$44,104

AVERAGE WAGE

#249 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators earned an average of $44,104, $25,774 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.333

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.333, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Dredge, excavating, & loading 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 Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations ($93,343).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

30.3k

2017 Workforce

± 4,272

0.883%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.8%

This graphic shows the share of Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators at 78%, followed by Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 13.8% and Coal mining with 5.02%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators in the US. The workforce of Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators in 2017 was 30,280 people, with 1.48% woman, and 98.5% men. The average age of male Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators is 44, and the most common race/ethnicity for Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators in 2017 was 30,280 people, with 1.48% woman, and 98.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (3,998 people), 45 to 49 years (3,566 people), and 40 to 44 years (3,500 people). Among them they concentrated 37.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 17.5% of Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators workers were Hispanic and 82.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82%), Honduran (9.6)%, and Puerto Rican (4.43)%

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Races

In 2017, 85.4% of the Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators workforce were White, of which 1.43% were women and 98.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.91%) and Other (5.92%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Theology.

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 Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (219 people), Theology (155 people), and Engineering (131 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators workers were High School or Equivalent (15,833 people), Some college (5,968 people), and Secondary Education (4,583 people).

The graphic shows the Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators workforce by gender and educational level.