Mining machine operators

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2022 Workforce

45.8k

Average Age

40.7

Average Salary

$77,199

Average Male Salary

$77,530

Average Female Salary

$62,809

About

Mining machine operators are most often employed by the Coal mining industry. The average yearly wage for Mining machine operators was $77,199 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Mining machine operators are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV, and Williamson, Jackson, Franklin & Perry Counties PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Mining machine operators are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV, and Gila, Graham, Greenlee Counties PUMA, AZ.

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Employment and salary information for the Mining machine operators workforce. Mining machine operators workforce in 2022 was 45,843 people, of which 2.25% were women and 97.7% were men. Mining machine operators are paid most in Lake, Mineral, Missoula & Sanders Counties--Missoula City PUMA, MT but are relatively concentrated in Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

44,810

Male Workforce

± 5.2k

1,033

Female Workforce

± 789

The Mining machine operators workforce in 2022 was 45,843 people (2.25% women and 97.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of −30.8% between 2014 (66,260) and 2022 (45,843).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($149,222), Mississippi ($116,170), and North Dakota ($109,714).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$77,199

AVERAGE WAGE

#143 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Mining machine operators earned an average of $77,199, $12,516 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Mining machine operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.284

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Mining machine operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.284, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 ($93,470).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

45.8k

2022 Workforce

± 5,256

0.606%

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 44.6%, followed by Support activities for mining with 33% and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 22.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Mining machine operators in the US. The workforce of Mining machine operators in 2022 was 45,843 people, with 2.25% woman, and 97.7% men. The average age of male Mining machine operators in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Mining machine operators is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Mining machine operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Mining machine operators in 2022 was 45,843 people, with 2.25% woman, and 97.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (7,012 people), 35 to 39 years (6,832 people), and 45 to 49 years (5,831 people). Among them they concentrated 43.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 17.6% of Mining machine operators workers were Hispanic and 82.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (93.7%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (3.55)%, and Puerto Rican (2.78)%

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Races

In 2022, 82.9% of the Mining machine operators workforce were White, of which 2.03% were women and 98% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (7.54%) and Other (4%).

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 2022 were Mechanical Technologies.

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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (513 people), Engineering (460 people), and Agriculture (179 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Mining machine operators workers were High School or Equivalent (24,986 people), Some college (9,557 people), and Secondary Education (4,130 people).

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