Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
47-5022 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 44,090 |
2.7 % |
$23.36 |
$48,580 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.88 |
$17.38 |
$21.54 |
$27.31 |
$34.85 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$30,950 |
$36,160 |
$44,800 |
$56,800 |
$72,480 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
10,080 |
1.42 |
$22.72 |
$47,250 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
8,490 |
8.40 |
$21.88 |
$45,520 |
| Utility System Construction |
4,950 |
0.87 |
$24.79 |
$51,560 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
3,250 |
0.92 |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
| Coal Mining |
2,720 |
5.36 |
$28.14 |
$58,540 |
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 |
8,490 |
8.40 |
$21.88 |
$45,520 |
| Coal Mining |
2,720 |
5.36 |
$28.14 |
$58,540 |
| Metal Ore Mining |
730 |
1.74 |
$25.03 |
$52,060 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
10,080 |
1.42 |
$22.72 |
$47,250 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
3,250 |
0.92 |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
7,660 |
0.62 |
2.05 |
$19.68 |
$40,940 |
| California |
2,300 |
0.13 |
0.44 |
$30.47 |
$63,390 |
| Florida |
2,170 |
0.25 |
0.82 |
$19.66 |
$40,880 |
| Virginia |
1,750 |
0.45 |
1.51 |
$21.06 |
$43,790 |
| New York |
1,710 |
0.18 |
0.60 |
$33.49 |
$69,650 |
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 |
680 |
2.50 |
8.32 |
$33.81 |
$70,330 |
| West Virginia |
1,040 |
1.48 |
4.93 |
$26.43 |
$54,970 |
| Maine |
590 |
0.96 |
3.19 |
$21.16 |
$44,010 |
| South Dakota |
340 |
0.79 |
2.63 |
$20.42 |
$42,480 |
| North Dakota |
330 |
0.78 |
2.59 |
$28.92 |
$60,160 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
170 |
0.53 |
1.77 |
$35.92 |
$74,720 |
| Wyoming |
680 |
2.50 |
8.32 |
$33.81 |
$70,330 |
| New York |
1,710 |
0.18 |
0.60 |
$33.49 |
$69,650 |
| New Jersey |
1,020 |
0.25 |
0.83 |
$32.78 |
$68,180 |
| California |
2,300 |
0.13 |
0.44 |
$30.47 |
$63,390 |
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) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,960 |
0.53 |
1.78 |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,830 |
0.19 |
0.63 |
$36.51 |
$75,940 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,730 |
0.57 |
1.89 |
$19.64 |
$40,860 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,120 |
0.35 |
1.17 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
820 |
0.30 |
0.99 |
$19.42 |
$40,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
750 |
0.27 |
0.90 |
$25.45 |
$52,930 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
710 |
0.67 |
2.22 |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
680 |
0.50 |
1.66 |
$26.16 |
$54,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
640 |
0.10 |
0.34 |
$28.48 |
$59,250 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
530 |
0.20 |
0.67 |
$21.57 |
$44,860 |
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) |
| Bangor, ME |
120 |
1.85 |
6.16 |
$23.18 |
$48,210 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
210 |
1.68 |
5.59 |
$22.04 |
$45,840 |
| Joplin, MO |
130 |
1.66 |
5.53 |
$20.82 |
$43,310 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
60 |
1.55 |
5.17 |
$18.01 |
$37,460 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
60 |
1.49 |
4.97 |
$18.28 |
$38,030 |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
70 |
1.45 |
4.84 |
$28.65 |
$59,600 |
| Charleston, WV |
160 |
1.41 |
4.68 |
$30.06 |
$62,520 |
| Albany, OR |
50 |
1.17 |
3.88 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Greeley, CO |
110 |
1.00 |
3.34 |
$25.77 |
$53,610 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
200 |
0.89 |
2.95 |
$21.22 |
$44,130 |
United States Department of Labor
