Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213

About the Support Activities for Mining subsector

The support activities for mining subsector is part of the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.

The support activities for mining subsector consists of a single industry group, Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 2131.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in support activities for mining. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		359.7	362.6	(P) 366.7	(P) 375.1
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		294.5	294.0	(P) 294.7
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	5	4
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	370	293
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		5	6	(P) 4	(P) -
Separations		702	550	(P) 1,356	(P) -
Initial claimants		762	709	(P) 344	(P) -
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Derrick operators, oil and gas	14,740
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	13,400
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	16,220
Roustabouts, oil and gas	34,520
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	29,060

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for support activities for mining.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in support activities for mining.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$26.40	$26.91	$27.09	(P) $27.65
Average weekly hours		46.0	46.6	44.6	(P) 46.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$23.91	$24.22	$24.53	(P) $24.84
Average weekly hours		48.6	50.3	48.0	(P) 49.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Derrick operators, oil and gas	$20.77	$21.20	$43,200	$44,090
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	$30.50	$32.71	$63,450	$68,030
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	$24.82	$28.13	$51,620	$58,510
Roustabouts, oil and gas	$15.11	$15.97	$31,420	$33,220
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	$18.15	$19.77	$37,740	$41,120

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in support activities for mining. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	113	104	59	(P) 99
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.2	3.2	2.3	2.2
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.9	2.2	1.3	1.4
Cases involving days away from work	1.2	1.4	0.8	0.9
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Producer price index		(P) 112.7	(P) 113.7	(P) 115.8	(P) 114.4
Percent change from previous month		(P) 0.3%	(P) 0.9%	(P) 1.8%	(P) -1.2%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in support activities for mining.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		14,980	15,103	(P) 15,210	(P) 15,449
Local government		1	1	(P) 1	(P) 1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012