Continuous Mining Machine Operators Salary in the US
A continuous mining machine operators earns a national median of $61,810 a year (mean $65,050) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #406 of 825.
How much does a continuous mining machine operators earn in the US?
A continuous mining machine operators in the United States earns a median of $61,810 a year (mean $65,050), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 14,000 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-5041), ranked #406 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$61,810
per year
Mean
$65,050
per year
Employment
14,000
US workers
National rank
#406
of 825 by median
What a continuous mining machine operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a continuous mining machine operators (SOC 47-5041) earns a median annual wage of $61,810 and a mean (average) of $65,050. The median is the midpoint — half of continuous mining machine operators earn more and half earn less — and is 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a continuous mining machine operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for continuous mining machine operators is $61,810, and the mean (average) is $65,050. The median is the midpoint — half of continuous mining machine operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does continuous mining machine operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $61,810, a continuous mining machine operators earns 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many continuous mining machine operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 14,000 continuous mining machine operators employed nationally (SOC 47-5041), across all industries.
- Where does this continuous mining machine operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-5041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-5041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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