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
| 170 | 36 | $33.45/hr | $24.73/hr | $24.77/hr | $31.00/hr | $42.15/hr | $42.15/hr |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 170 | $31.00/hr |
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Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
| 290 | $29.57/hr | N/A |
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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
| 400 | $23.23/hr | 0.0% |
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Helpers--Extraction Workers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Crane and Tower Operators
| 200 | $34.21/hr | 4.0% |
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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
| 7,520 | $37.19/hr | 4.6% |
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Dredge Operators
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
| 1,040 | $35.38/hr | 6.9% |
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Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 640 | $28.06/hr | 0.6% |
- 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.