Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

53-7032 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Excludes "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
49,140 2.5 % $19.19 $39,910 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.87 $14.19 $17.75 $22.58 $28.81
Annual Wage (2) $24,690 $29,510 $36,920 $46,970 $59,920

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 12,570 2.34 $19.20 $39,940
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 6,720 7.41 $17.16 $35,690
Utility System Construction 4,220 1.09 $20.76 $43,180
Coal Mining 3,290 4.14 $21.59 $44,910
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 3,060 1.00 $18.50 $38,480

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 6,720 7.41 $17.16 $35,690
Coal Mining 3,290 4.14 $21.59 $44,910
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 12,570 2.34 $19.20 $39,940
Waste Treatment and Disposal 1,650 1.73 $21.10 $43,900
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,340 1.36 $19.46 $40,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Water Transportation 170 0.19 $30.53 $63,510
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 60 0.22 $27.41 $57,020
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 650 0.17 $26.38 $54,870
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 90 0.01 $25.43 $52,900
Rail Transportation 30 0.02 $24.44 $50,840

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 5,360 0.53 1.37 $16.27 $33,840
Florida 2,470 0.35 0.90 $16.11 $33,520
Missouri 2,180 0.84 2.18 $20.38 $42,400
North Carolina 2,130 0.57 1.46 $15.71 $32,680
Pennsylvania 2,100 0.38 0.99 $19.33 $40,210




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 620 2.30 5.96 $22.96 $47,750
West Virginia 1,140 1.66 4.29 $22.34 $46,460
North Dakota 450 1.27 3.27 $21.98 $45,720
Oklahoma 1,730 1.17 3.02 $16.02 $33,310
Kentucky 1,600 0.93 2.41 $18.37 $38,200




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 70 0.23 0.59 $27.58 $57,370
California 1,860 0.13 0.34 $27.37 $56,930
Illinois 790 0.14 0.37 $25.90 $53,870
Washington 820 0.30 0.79 $25.34 $52,710
New Jersey 510 0.14 0.35 $25.07 $52,150

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,080 0.43 1.12 $16.28 $33,870
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 870 0.38 0.99 $20.58 $42,810
St. Louis, MO-IL 840 0.67 1.73 $23.01 $47,860
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 730 0.44 1.13 $22.97 $47,780
Richmond, VA 720 1.24 3.21 $20.84 $43,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX 700 0.92 2.39 $13.76 $28,620
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 570 0.29 0.74 $16.74 $34,830
Baltimore-Towson, MD 530 0.43 1.11 $21.23 $44,150
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 470 0.28 0.72 $21.33 $44,360
Raleigh-Cary, NC 450 0.91 2.35 $15.64 $32,540




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Longview, TX 320 3.51 9.08 $18.15 $37,750
Charleston, WV 390 2.77 7.17 $22.92 $47,680
Casper, WY 80 2.22 5.74 $18.65 $38,800
Bowling Green, KY 100 1.88 4.85 $16.25 $33,810
Duluth, MN-WI 210 1.70 4.39 $26.05 $54,190
Prescott, AZ 80 1.55 4.01 $19.53 $40,630
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 140 1.41 3.64 $12.90 $26,830
Cedar Rapids, IA 180 1.32 3.42 $19.23 $40,000
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 60 1.32 3.41 $25.10 $52,210
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 240 1.28 3.31 $17.99 $37,410