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Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Montana

Is Montana a good place for you to work as a Continuous Mining Machine Operator?

$68,580 Median Salary

10 Job Openings

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

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How Many Continuous Mining Machine Operators Work in Montana?

In Montana, there were 130 people working as Continuous Mining Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 60 Continuous Mining Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Montana

Jobs for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 3.3%.

Montana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 120 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 Montana?

In 2018 wages for Continuous Mining Machine Operators ranged from $45,750 to $94,720 with $68,580 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.99 to $45.54. The median hourly rate was $32.97.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $34.28 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.31.

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

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

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