Find Trade Colleges

Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Illinois

Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Continuous Mining Machine Operator? Read this first!

-16% Jobs Projection
$59,290 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

While jobs for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Illinois earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Continuous Mining Machine Operators Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 530 people working as Continuous Mining Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 350 Continuous Mining Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

undefined

The typical state has 310 Continuous Mining Machine Operators working in it, which means Illinois has more Continuous Mining Machine Operators than average.

undefined

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 16.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.3%.

undefined

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 210 jobs for Illinois Continuous Mining Machine Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,400 annual jobs and 11,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Continuous Mining Machine Operators Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Continuous Mining Machine Operators ranged from $43,820 to $75,780 with $59,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.07 to $36.43. The median hourly rate was $28.51.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.14 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.37.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

undefined

Top States for Continuous Mining Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Continuous Mining Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Nevada 2,630 $64,240
Kentucky 1,170 $47,890
Arizona 1,140 $46,890
West Virginia 900 $55,300
Utah 890 $0
Ohio 740 $0
California 650 $45,310
Virginia 570 $46,110
Illinois 530 $59,290
Idaho 500 $61,200
Pennsylvania 500 $45,360
Colorado 460 $60,770
Indiana 310 $55,720
Texas 310 $36,010
Wyoming 210 $77,220
Michigan 170 $40,020
Missouri 170 $42,780
Arkansas 160 $38,610
Oklahoma 140 $33,300
Montana 130 $68,580

Below are the states where Continuous Mining Machine Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $77,220
Alaska $70,550
Montana $68,580
Nevada $64,240
New Mexico $61,700
Idaho $61,200
Colorado $60,770
Illinois $59,290
Indiana $55,720
West Virginia $55,300

Discover similar careers:

Occupation IL Employment Total

What Major Will Prepare You For a Continuous Mining Machine Operator Career?

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.