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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
53-7032 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Excludes "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
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) |
| 46,090 |
2.4 % |
$23.40 |
$48,680 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.22 |
$17.11 |
$21.28 |
$27.31 |
$35.80 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$29,580 |
$35,580 |
$44,270 |
$56,810 |
$74,460 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
11,410 |
1.66 |
$22.95 |
$47,740 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
7,630 |
7.71 |
$21.90 |
$45,550 |
| Utility System Construction |
4,610 |
0.87 |
$25.58 |
$53,210 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
3,520 |
1.03 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
| Coal Mining |
2,400 |
4.74 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
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 |
7,630 |
7.71 |
$21.90 |
$45,550 |
| Coal Mining |
2,400 |
4.74 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
11,410 |
1.66 |
$22.95 |
$47,740 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
1,370 |
1.17 |
$29.42 |
$61,200 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
3,520 |
1.03 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| Texas |
6,510 |
0.54 |
1.69 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| California |
2,660 |
0.16 |
0.49 |
$31.50 |
$65,510 |
| Florida |
2,460 |
0.29 |
0.90 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
| New York |
2,210 |
0.24 |
0.74 |
$34.81 |
$72,400 |
| Virginia |
1,820 |
0.48 |
1.49 |
$20.54 |
$42,710 |
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 |
570 |
2.12 |
6.67 |
$34.49 |
$71,730 |
| West Virginia |
1,170 |
1.68 |
5.26 |
$23.82 |
$49,550 |
| Maine |
760 |
1.25 |
3.92 |
$20.71 |
$43,070 |
| North Dakota |
390 |
0.95 |
2.98 |
$29.95 |
$62,300 |
| South Dakota |
380 |
0.90 |
2.81 |
$19.34 |
$40,220 |
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 |
0.55 |
1.73 |
$35.28 |
$73,380 |
| New York |
2,210 |
0.24 |
0.74 |
$34.81 |
$72,400 |
| Wyoming |
570 |
2.12 |
6.67 |
$34.49 |
$71,730 |
| New Jersey |
950 |
0.24 |
0.74 |
$34.47 |
$71,690 |
| California |
2,660 |
0.16 |
0.49 |
$31.50 |
$65,510 |
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,040 |
0.21 |
0.68 |
$38.04 |
$79,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,590 |
0.44 |
1.40 |
$20.06 |
$41,720 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,510 |
0.51 |
1.59 |
$18.67 |
$38,830 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,330 |
0.42 |
1.33 |
$23.15 |
$48,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,170 |
0.44 |
1.37 |
$18.59 |
$38,660 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
970 |
0.71 |
2.21 |
$25.06 |
$52,130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
650 |
0.11 |
0.33 |
$30.22 |
$62,860 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
650 |
0.25 |
0.78 |
$19.01 |
$39,550 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
540 |
0.26 |
0.83 |
$24.63 |
$51,220 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
540 |
0.20 |
0.62 |
$31.75 |
$66,030 |
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) |
| Beckley, WV |
110 |
2.57 |
8.07 |
$23.63 |
$49,150 |
| Bangor, ME |
120 |
1.88 |
5.90 |
$22.75 |
$47,330 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
60 |
1.63 |
5.13 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
70 |
1.47 |
4.61 |
$18.38 |
$38,230 |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
60 |
1.37 |
4.31 |
$25.61 |
$53,260 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
160 |
1.30 |
4.09 |
$21.12 |
$43,920 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
160 |
1.23 |
3.86 |
$32.60 |
$67,800 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
40 |
1.23 |
3.87 |
$26.07 |
$54,230 |
| Winchester, VA-WV |
70 |
1.17 |
3.69 |
$19.96 |
$41,510 |
| Rapid City, SD |
80 |
1.17 |
3.67 |
$17.29 |
$35,970 |
United States Department of Labor
