Mining machine operators

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2020 Workforce

45.4k

Average Age

40.5

Average Salary

$67,698

Average Male Salary

$67,985

Average Female Salary

$51,643

About

Mining machine operators are most often employed by the Coal mining industry. The average yearly wage for Mining machine operators was $67,698 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Mining machine operators are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM, and Belmont & Jefferson Counties PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Mining machine operators are Rural Nevada PUMA, NV, Logan, Mingo, Wyoming & McDowell Counties PUMA, WV, and Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM.

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Employment and salary information for the Mining machine operators workforce. Mining machine operators workforce in 2020 was 45,380 people, of which 1.75% were women and 98.2% were men. Mining machine operators are paid most in Greater Fairbanks, Greater Juneau, Ketchikan Gateway Borough & Road-Connected Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

44,585

Male Workforce

± 5.18k

795

Female Workforce

± 692

The Mining machine operators workforce in 2020 was 45,380 people (1.75% women and 98.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −31.5% between 2014 (66,260) and 2020 (45,380).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($124,873), Mississippi ($96,462), and Nevada ($91,952).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$67,698

AVERAGE WAGE

#145 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Mining machine operators earned an average of $67,698, $11,744 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Mining machine operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.29

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Mining machine operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.29, 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 ($88,483).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

45.4k

2020 Workforce

± 5,229

−2.67%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.6%

This graphic shows the share of Mining machine operators employed by various industries. Coal mining employs the largest share of Mining machine operators at 42.4%, followed by Support activities for mining with 34.4% and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 23.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Mining machine operators in the US. The workforce of Mining machine operators in 2020 was 45,380 people, with 1.75% woman, and 98.2% men. The average age of male Mining machine operators in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Mining machine operators is 41, 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 2020 was 45,380 people, with 1.75% woman, and 98.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (6,743 people), 30 to 34 years (6,470 people), and 25 to 29 years (6,217 people). Among them they concentrated 43% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 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 (94.3%), Salvadoran (3.03)%, and Puerto Rican (2.7)%

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Races

In 2020, 86.2% of the Mining machine operators workforce were White, of which 1.75% were women and 98.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (3.87%) and Other (3.84%).

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 Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (460 people), Business (287 people), and Communications (160 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 (24,617 people), Some college (9,655 people), and Secondary Education (4,791 people).

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