Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212

About the Mining (except Oil and Gas) subsector

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector is part of the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.

The mining (except oil and gas) subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Coal Mining: NAICS 2121
• Metal Ore Mining: NAICS 2122
• Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying: NAICS 2123

Workforce Statistics

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

Employment

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		191.3	191.3	(p)192.1	(p)190.7
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		140.6	138.7	(p)138.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2024
Continuous mining machine operators	12,770
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	19,290
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	9,190
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	18,840
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	13,390

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

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

(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 mining (except oil and gas).

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings		$37.23	$37.67	$38.03	(p)$38.18
Average weekly hours		44.8	44.6	44.0	(p)43.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings		$35.56	$35.68	$35.85	(p)$36.02
Average weekly hours		45.2	44.7	43.6	(p)42.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2024
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Continuous mining machine operators	31.15	31.26	64,790	65,020
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	25.41	27.12	52,850	56,400
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	47.56	46.48	98,920	96,670
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	28.24	29.07	58,740	60,460
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	26.87	27.95	55,880	58,140

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage 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 mining (except oil and gas). 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	2020	2021	2022	2023
Fatalities
Number of fatalities				33
There was a series break beginning with 2023 data due to NAICS 2022. Data for years prior to 2023 are available at www.bls.gov/iif.

Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	2.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.5
Cases involving days away from work	1.0
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.4
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(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. The export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
Producer price index		(p)345.621	(p)359.690	(p)368.859	(p)367.695
Percent change from previous month		(p)-2.0%	(p)4.1%	(p)2.5%	(p)-0.3%
Export index		124.7	121.6	(r)116.4	113.6
Percent change from previous month		-3.3%	-2.5%	(r)-4.3%	(r)-2.4%
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in mining (except oil and gas). Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2023	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024	3rd quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry		7,320	(p)7,309	(p)7,372	(p)7,393
Local government		4	(p)6	(p)6	(p)6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of total factor productivity (TFP) compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and services. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked.

Data series	Back data	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total factor productivity (TFP)		6.2	0.8	-3.3	-1.4
Output		-11.6	4.9	1.3	-1.6
Combined inputs		-16.7	4.0	4.7	-0.2
Capital input		1.0	1.4	1.8	2.0
Labor input		-13.9	-0.6	6.5	1.3
Labor productivity, output per hour		2.7	4.9	-4.4	-2.7

(Source: Productivity)

 

Data extracted on: April 29, 2025