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Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in Colorado

Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in Colorado

Want to work in Colorado as an Underground Mining Loading Machine Operator? Read this first!

$59,440 Median Salary
10 Job Openings
  • Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in Colorado earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators Work in Colorado?

In Colorado, there were 90 people working as Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 80 Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 145 Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators working in it, which means Colorado has fewer Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Underground Mining Loading 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 3.8%.

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Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 10 annual job openings, and a total of 70 jobs for Colorado Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 300 annual jobs and 2,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators Make in Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators ranged from $52,900 to $66,050 with $59,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.43 to $31.75. The median hourly rate was $28.58.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.85 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.73.

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

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Top States for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
West Virginia 820 $57,550
Texas 230 $37,100
Ohio 170 $39,210
Pennsylvania 120 $60,730
Alabama 100 $41,720
Colorado 90 $59,440

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

State Annual Median Salary
Pennsylvania $60,730
Colorado $59,440
West Virginia $57,550
Kentucky $42,270
Alabama $41,720
Ohio $39,210
Vermont $38,540
Iowa $38,060
Texas $37,100

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