Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers

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2024 Workforce

54.3k

Average Age

38.6

Average Salary

$64,957

Average Male Salary

$65,635

Average Female Salary

$46,920

About

Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are most often employed by the Support activities for mining industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers was $64,957 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX, Panhandle Regional Planning Commission--Outside Potter & Randall Counties PUMA, TX, and Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX, Rio Grande COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (West) PUMA, TX, and Gila, Graham, Greenlee Counties PUMA, AZ.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce. Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce in 2024 was 54,324 people, of which 3.62% were women and 96.4% were men.

Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are paid most in North Central North Dakota--Minot City PUMA, ND but are relatively concentrated in Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

52,358

Male Workforce

± 5.62k

1,966

Female Workforce

± 1.09k

The Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce in 2024 was 54,324 people (3.62% women and 96.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −30.5% between 2014 (78,211) and 2024 (54,324).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($95,470), Washington ($92,385), and Montana ($77,094).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$64,957

AVERAGE WAGE

#172 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers earned an average of $64,957, $4,920 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.315

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.315, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers and on wages for those in the field. Support activities for mining is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, by average wage, is Services incidental to transportation ($111,777).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

54.3k

2024 Workforce

± 5,721

−8.19%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 15.9%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers employed by various industries. Support activities for mining employs the largest share of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers at 66%, followed by Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 18.5% and Coal mining with 8.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in 2024 was 54,324 people, with 3.62% woman, and 96.4% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in the workforce is 38.6 and of female Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in 2024 was 54,324 people, with 3.62% woman, and 96.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (8,692 people), 40 to 44 years (7,290 people), and 20 to 24 years (6,807 people). Among them they concentrated 42.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 31.4% of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workers were Hispanic and 68.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (88.3%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.09)%, and Puerto Rican (2.95)%

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Races

In 2024, 66.1% of the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce were White, of which 3.87% were women and 96.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (16.6%) and Other (8.47%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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 Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (653 people), Engineering (479 people), and Agriculture (163 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workers were High School or Equivalent (29,388 people), Some college (9,591 people), and Secondary Education (6,694 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Coordination, Operation and Control.