Occupational Employment Statistics
47-5041 Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors or into shuttle cars in a continuous operation.
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Minnesota
| | | $33.80/hr | $29.66/hr | $30.65/hr | $33.51/hr | $35.94/hr | $41.18/hr |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 180 | $33.50/hr |
- Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
- Conduct methane gas checks to ensure breathing quality of air.
- Drive machines into position at working faces.
- Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment malfunctions.
- Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
- Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.
- Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
- Hang ventilation tubing and ventilation curtains to ensure that the mining face area is kept properly ventilated.
- Check the stability of roof and rib support systems before mining face areas.
- Repair, oil, and adjust machines, and change cutting teeth, using wrenches.