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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

47-5099 Extraction Workers, All Other

All extraction workers 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)
6,110 13.1 % $26.10 $54,300 2.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.90 $19.61 $26.37 $31.47 $37.75
Annual Wage (2) $31,000 $40,800 $54,840 $65,450 $78,520


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 730 1.82 $30.44 $63,310
Coal Mining 560 1.10 $31.10 $64,690
Utility System Construction 320 0.06 $18.58 $38,640
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 320 0.33 $18.22 $37,890
Oil and Gas Extraction 190 0.14 $25.61 $53,260

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 730 1.82 $30.44 $63,310
Coal Mining 560 1.10 $31.10 $64,690
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 320 0.33 $18.22 $37,890
Oil and Gas Extraction 190 0.14 $25.61 $53,260
Utility System Construction 320 0.06 $18.58 $38,640

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coal Mining 560 1.10 $31.10 $64,690
Metal Ore Mining 730 1.82 $30.44 $63,310
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 80 (7) $26.82 $55,780
Support Activities for Mining (8) (8) $26.53 $55,180
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 50 0.01 $25.75 $53,560


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)
North Dakota 1,230 2.95 69.87 $29.49 $61,350
Texas 1,200 0.10 2.35 $26.43 $54,970
California 470 0.03 0.65 (8) (8)
West Virginia 350 0.50 11.76 $23.75 $49,400
Alaska 280 0.89 21.09 $32.51 $67,620




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)
North Dakota 1,230 2.95 69.87 $29.49 $61,350
Alaska 280 0.89 21.09 $32.51 $67,620
Wyoming 150 0.55 12.96 (8) (8)
West Virginia 350 0.50 11.76 $23.75 $49,400
New Mexico 120 0.15 3.63 $25.91 $53,890




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona 70 0.03 0.63 $33.02 $68,690
Alaska 280 0.89 21.09 $32.51 $67,620
North Dakota 1,230 2.95 69.87 $29.49 $61,350
Nevada (8) (8) (8) $28.49 $59,270
Texas 1,200 0.10 2.35 $26.43 $54,970





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)
Bakersfield, CA 190 0.62 14.76 $21.28 $44,260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 60 0.02 0.41 $19.17 $39,880
Wheeling, WV-OH 50 0.86 20.39 $28.26 $58,780
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 40 0.01 0.32 $24.95 $51,890
Farmington, NM 40 0.88 20.77 $25.23 $52,490




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)
Farmington, NM 40 0.88 20.77 $25.23 $52,490
Wheeling, WV-OH 50 0.86 20.39 $28.26 $58,780
Bakersfield, CA 190 0.62 14.76 $21.28 $44,260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 60 0.02 0.41 $19.17 $39,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 40 0.01 0.32 $24.95 $51,890




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)
Wheeling, WV-OH 50 0.86 20.39 $28.26 $58,780
Farmington, NM 40 0.88 20.77 $25.23 $52,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 40 0.01 0.32 $24.95 $51,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (8) (8) (8) $21.72 $45,170
Bakersfield, CA 190 0.62 14.76 $21.28 $44,260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 60 0.02 0.41 $19.17 $39,880
Wichita, KS (8) (8) (8) $14.01 $29,150

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)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 270 2.58 61.06 $32.56 $67,720
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 80 0.52 12.28 $26.25 $54,610
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.94 22.35 $25.65 $53,350
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 15.14 $23.86 $49,640

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)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 270 2.58 61.06 $32.56 $67,720
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.94 22.35 $25.65 $53,350
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 15.14 $23.86 $49,640
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 80 0.52 12.28 $26.25 $54,610

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)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 270 2.58 61.06 $32.56 $67,720
Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $28.70 $59,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 80 0.52 12.28 $26.25 $54,610
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.94 22.35 $25.65 $53,350
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 60 0.64 15.14 $23.86 $49,640


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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