Mining machine operators

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
45.5k
Average Age
40.9
Average Salary
$80,447
Average Male Salary
$80,691
Average Female Salary
$70,594

About

Mining machine operators are most often employed by the Coal mining industry. The average yearly wage for Mining machine operators was $80,447 in 2023.

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 N/A.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Mining machine operators workforce. Mining machine operators workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Mining machine operators are paid most in Matanuska-Susitna & Kenai Peninsula Boroughs PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in N/A.

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The Mining machine operators workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

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Employment by Location

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During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($161,591), Nevada ($104,761), and Wyoming ($103,989).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$80,447
AVERAGE WAGE
#143 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Mining machine operators earned an average of $80,447, $12,720 more than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

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

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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 ($98,642).

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Diversity

Demographic information on Mining machine operators in the US. The workforce of Mining machine operators in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Mining machine operators in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Mining machine operators is 43.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Mining machine operators is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Mining machine operators in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A  people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In N/A, N/A% of Mining machine operators workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In N/A, N/A% of the Mining machine operators workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

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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 N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

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

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The most common majors achieved by Mining machine operators in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Mining machine operators workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Mining machine operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mining machine operators need many skills, but most especially N/A, N/A, N/A.

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