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Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators in Pennsylvania

Is Pennsylvania a good place for you to work as a Mine Cutting or Channeling Machine Operator?

$63,340 Median Salary

30 Job Openings

Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators Work in Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, there were 250 people working as Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 270 Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 220 Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators than average.

Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Mine Cutting and Channeling 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 4.9%.

Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 280 total jobs in 2026 for Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 700 annual jobs and 5,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators ranged from $37,620 to $79,390 with $63,340 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.09 to $38.17. The median hourly rate was $30.45.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.86 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.59.

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

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Top States for Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	470	$31,860
Alabama	310	$55,440
Pennsylvania	250	$63,340
West Virginia	220	$67,220
Illinois	220	$47,480
Montana	220	$0
Oklahoma	220	$35,160
Ohio	190	$50,160
New York	110	$40,200
Colorado	110	$56,590
Wyoming	100	$81,580
Tennessee	70	$44,340
South Carolina	40	$46,410

Below are the states where Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$81,580
West Virginia	$67,220
Pennsylvania	$63,340
California	$59,020
Colorado	$56,590
Alabama	$55,440
Ohio	$50,160
Illinois	$47,480
South Carolina	$46,410
Indiana	$44,780

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Pennsylvania Employment Total
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	500

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