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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in Kentucky

Want to work in Kentucky as an Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator? Read this first!

-12% Jobs Projection
$43,310 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

While jobs for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in Kentucky are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in Kentucky is expected to decrease.

  • Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators Work in Kentucky?

630 people worked as Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 520 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 615 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators working in it, which means Kentucky has more Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 11.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 690 jobs for Kentucky Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,100 annual jobs and 54,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators ranged from $23,980 to $52,840 with $43,310 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.53 to $25.4. The median hourly rate was $20.82.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.27 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.45.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 160 $70,540
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 140 $44,370
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 80 $40,760
Lexington-Fayette, KY 60 $47,270

Top States for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 6,510 $38,170
California 2,660 $58,720
Florida 2,460 $37,650
New York 2,210 $62,350
Virginia 1,820 $41,950
North Carolina 1,530 $40,030
Maryland 1,500 $51,590
Georgia 1,490 $37,670
Missouri 1,470 $47,910
Tennessee 1,460 $37,140
Wisconsin 1,360 $49,910
West Virginia 1,170 $48,410
Michigan 1,080 $41,780
Pennsylvania 1,070 $39,780
Ohio 1,010 $42,580
New Jersey 950 $68,300
Louisiana 920 $42,470
Arizona 900 $46,480
Alabama 880 $38,620
Oklahoma 870 $42,330

Below are the states where Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $73,650
Alaska $72,630
New Jersey $68,300
New York $62,350
Nevada $59,420
North Dakota $59,060
California $58,720
Connecticut $57,510
Minnesota $56,710
Washington $52,750

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