Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
47-5041 Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.
National estimates for Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Industry profile for Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Geographic profile for Continuous Mining Machine Operators
National estimates for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 14,990 |
4.6 % |
$ 28.05 |
$ 58,340 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 18.69 |
$ 22.21 |
$ 27.37 |
$ 33.57 |
$ 38.52 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 38,870 |
$ 46,190 |
$ 56,920 |
$ 69,830 |
$ 80,110 |
Industry profile for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Continuous Mining Machine Operators are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Continuous Mining Machine Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
Top paying industries for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
Geographic profile for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Continuous Mining Machine Operators are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Continuous Mining Machine Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
2,730 |
2.18 |
20.25 |
$ 31.63 |
$ 65,800 |
| Utah |
1,420 |
0.95 |
8.85 |
$ 30.20 |
$ 62,810 |
| Arizona |
1,400 |
0.49 |
4.58 |
$ 24.03 |
$ 49,980 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,000 |
0.18 |
1.69 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,330 |
| Kentucky |
910 |
0.51 |
4.76 |
$ 29.64 |
$ 61,660 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
2,730 |
2.18 |
20.25 |
$ 31.63 |
$ 65,800 |
| West Virginia |
850 |
1.31 |
12.17 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,530 |
| Wyoming |
300 |
1.13 |
10.47 |
$ 40.48 |
$ 84,210 |
| Utah |
1,420 |
0.95 |
8.85 |
$ 30.20 |
$ 62,810 |
| Idaho |
420 |
0.59 |
5.47 |
$ 27.99 |
$ 58,210 |
Top paying states for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
300 |
1.13 |
10.47 |
$ 40.48 |
$ 84,210 |
| Montana |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 36.55 |
$ 76,020 |
| Minnesota |
150 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
$ 33.09 |
$ 68,830 |
| Tennessee |
110 |
0.04 |
0.34 |
$ 32.90 |
$ 68,430 |
| Nevada |
2,730 |
2.18 |
20.25 |
$ 31.63 |
$ 65,800 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1,080 |
1.50 |
13.88 |
$ 29.41 |
$ 61,170 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
450 |
0.21 |
1.99 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,070 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
330 |
0.31 |
2.89 |
$ 26.74 |
$ 55,620 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
220 |
2.15 |
20.00 |
$ 25.68 |
$ 53,400 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
170 |
2.94 |
27.33 |
$ 30.84 |
$ 64,140 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
160 |
0.31 |
2.90 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,410 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
30 |
0.03 |
0.30 |
$ 50.56 |
$ 105,170 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
170 |
2.94 |
27.33 |
$ 30.84 |
$ 64,140 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
220 |
2.15 |
20.00 |
$ 25.68 |
$ 53,400 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1,080 |
1.50 |
13.88 |
$ 29.41 |
$ 61,170 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
160 |
0.31 |
2.90 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,410 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
330 |
0.31 |
2.89 |
$ 26.74 |
$ 55,620 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
450 |
0.21 |
1.99 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,070 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
30 |
0.03 |
0.30 |
$ 50.56 |
$ 105,170 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
30 |
0.03 |
0.30 |
$ 50.56 |
$ 105,170 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
170 |
2.94 |
27.33 |
$ 30.84 |
$ 64,140 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1,080 |
1.50 |
13.88 |
$ 29.41 |
$ 61,170 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
330 |
0.31 |
2.89 |
$ 26.74 |
$ 55,620 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
220 |
2.15 |
20.00 |
$ 25.68 |
$ 53,400 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
450 |
0.21 |
1.99 |
$ 24.56 |
$ 51,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 23.32 |
$ 48,510 |
| Tucson, AZ |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.95 |
$ 47,740 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.36 |
$ 46,500 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
160 |
0.31 |
2.90 |
$ 22.31 |
$ 46,410 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Continuous Mining Machine Operators:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
