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Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other in Missouri

Considering working as an Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other in Missouri? Here’s what you need to know. All underground mining machine operators not listed separately.

$64,080 Median Annual Wage (Missouri)

$33,004 National Median Annual Wage

70 Missouri Employment

What do Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other Make in Missouri?

For a underground mining machine operators, all other working in Missouri, the median annual wage is $64,080 per year (or about $30.81/hour).Annual wages span from $34,210 at the 10th percentile to $93,750 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$34,210	$16.45
25th percentile	$37,140	$17.85
Median (50th)	$64,080	$30.81
75th percentile	$65,560	$31.52
90th percentile	$93,750	$45.07

Salary ranges for Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other in Missouri

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Missouri relative to the national average — is 1.00.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, underground mining machine operators, all other earn a median of $33,004 per year ($15.87/hour), exceeding the Missouri median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 369,555 underground mining machine operators, all other nationwide. In Missouri alone, about 70 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 130 underground mining machine operators, all other.

Forecasted number of jobs for Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other

Top States for Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other Employment

View the states that employ the most underground mining machine operators, all other work.

State	Number Employed
Minnesota	930
Nevada	230
West Virginia	200
Utah	150
Arizona	130
Alaska	70
Pennsylvania	70
Missouri	70
Kentucky	60

Highest-Paying States for Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other

The highest-paying states for underground mining machine operators, all other.

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$87,270
Minnesota	$80,440
West Virginia	$78,180
Pennsylvania	$66,070
Utah	$65,570
Missouri	$64,080
Arizona	$62,490
Alabama	$59,150
Nevada	$58,310
Kentucky	$55,410

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

Ground Transportation

Also Known As

Belt Operator, Clay Mine Cutting Machine Operator, Coal Miner, Coal Trimmer Machine Operator, Copper Miner, Digging Machine Operator, Drilling Machine Operator, Dry Placer Machine Operator, Duck Bill Operator, Duck Operator, Efficiency Miner, Equipment Operator, Excavating Machine Operator, Excavator Operator, Extraction Machine Operator.

References

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
O*NET-SOC code: 47-5049.00

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