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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

47-5049 Mining Machine Operators, All Other

All mining machine operators not listed separately.


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)
3,280 11.8 % $25.44 $52,920 2.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.93 $19.81 $24.76 $30.30 $36.49
Annual Wage (2) $35,220 $41,210 $51,490 $63,020 $75,910


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)
Metal Ore Mining 1,080 2.70 $25.32 $52,660
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 720 0.73 $25.10 $52,210
Coal Mining 490 0.98 $24.98 $51,950
Support Activities for Mining 260 0.08 $24.88 $51,750
Oil and Gas Extraction 40 0.03 $29.69 $61,760

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Metal Ore Mining 1,080 2.70 $25.32 $52,660
Coal Mining 490 0.98 $24.98 $51,950
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 720 0.73 $25.10 $52,210
Support Activities for Mining 260 0.08 $24.88 $51,750
Oil and Gas Extraction 40 0.03 $29.69 $61,760

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 40 0.03 $29.69 $61,760
Employment Services (8) (8) $25.68 $53,410
Metal Ore Mining 1,080 2.70 $25.32 $52,660
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 720 0.73 $25.10 $52,210
Coal Mining 490 0.98 $24.98 $51,950


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)
Kentucky 590 0.31 13.68 $21.60 $44,930
Alaska 220 0.69 30.66 $29.65 $61,670
North Dakota 190 0.45 19.91 (8) (8)
Minnesota 180 0.06 2.75 $26.56 $55,230
Florida 170 0.02 0.85 $26.76 $55,660




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)
Alaska 220 0.69 30.66 $29.65 $61,670
North Dakota 190 0.45 19.91 (8) (8)
Kentucky 590 0.31 13.68 $21.60 $44,930
West Virginia 120 0.17 7.49 $27.78 $57,790
Utah 150 0.10 4.47 $23.61 $49,110




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia 60 0.02 0.69 $30.88 $64,220
Nevada 100 0.07 3.18 $29.76 $61,900
Alaska 220 0.69 30.66 $29.65 $61,670
New Mexico 60 0.07 3.01 $28.71 $59,720
Illinois (8) (8) (8) $28.16 $58,570





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)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 160 0.08 3.66 $26.59 $55,300
Wheeling, WV-OH 40 0.65 28.82 $28.15 $58,550
Richmond, VA 40 0.06 2.58 $29.98 $62,360




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)
Wheeling, WV-OH 40 0.65 28.82 $28.15 $58,550
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 160 0.08 3.66 $26.59 $55,300
Richmond, VA 40 0.06 2.58 $29.98 $62,360




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Richmond, VA 40 0.06 2.58 $29.98 $62,360
Wheeling, WV-OH 40 0.65 28.82 $28.15 $58,550
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 160 0.08 3.66 $26.59 $55,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 310 2.07 91.58 $20.69 $43,040
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 100 1.01 44.52 $29.76 $61,900
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 60 0.35 15.44 $28.71 $59,720
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.32 14.29 $28.13 $58,510
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 13.48 $27.96 $58,160

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 310 2.07 91.58 $20.69 $43,040
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 100 1.01 44.52 $29.76 $61,900
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 60 0.35 15.44 $28.71 $59,720
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.32 14.29 $28.13 $58,510
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 13.48 $27.96 $58,160

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 100 1.01 44.52 $29.76 $61,900
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 60 0.35 15.44 $28.71 $59,720
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.32 14.29 $28.13 $58,510
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 50 0.31 13.48 $27.96 $58,160
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $23.35 $48,570


About May 2018 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019