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Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Kentucky

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-27% Jobs Projection

$47,890 Median Salary

50 Job Openings

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

Employment for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Kentucky is expected to decrease.
Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Continuous Mining Machine Operators Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 1,170 people working as Continuous Mining Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 870 Continuous Mining Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 300 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 26.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.3%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 470 total jobs in 2026 for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in this state.

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

What do Continuous Mining Machine Operators Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Continuous Mining Machine Operators ranged from $38,310 to $67,830 with $47,890 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.42 to $32.61. The median hourly rate was $23.03.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $23.54 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.51.

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

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Top States for Continuous Mining Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states 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

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