DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	50	13	$22.32/hr	$0.60/hr	$16.43/hr	$18.14/hr	$21.52/hr	$26.15/hr	$29.99/hr
U S	14,630	644	$27.58/hr	$0.39/hr	$18.65/hr	$22.10/hr	$26.97/hr	$33.04/hr	$37.83/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Continuous Mining Machine Operators Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Natural Resources and Mining 50 $21.52/hr

Other Regional Data For Continuous Mining Machine Operators Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minnesota 50 $21.52/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 40 $23.16/hr N/A Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A

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• Moves levers to sump (advance) ripper bar or boring head into face of coal seam.
• Drives machine into position at working face.
• Repairs, oils, and adjusts machine and changes cutting teeth, using wrench.
• Moves lever to raise and lower hydraulic safety bar that supports roof above machine until other workers complete their framing.
• Starts machine to gather coal and convey it to floor or shuttle car.