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Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Save Table: XLSX CSV

For an overview of the industry, including employment and salary, visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics site.

Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2024-2034)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)
95%	47-5043.00	Roof Bolters, Mining	Decline	100
94%	47-5011.00	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	Slower than average	1,000
93%	53-7073.00	Wellhead Pumpers	Decline	2,000
92%	47-5041.00	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	Slower than average	1,600
92%	47-5012.00	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	Little or no change	1,200
90%	47-5044.00	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	Decline	500
88%	47-5013.00	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	Little or no change	4,100
87%	47-5071.00	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	Average	4,300
83%	47-5049.00	Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	Decline	400
78%	47-5051.00	Rock Splitters, Quarry	Average	400
73%	47-5099.00	Extraction Workers, All Other	Slower than average	700
58%	47-5022.00	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	Little or no change	3,100
58%	47-5081.00	Helpers--Extraction Workers	Decline	700
57%	17-2171.00	Petroleum Engineers	Slower than average	1,200
39%	17-2151.00	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	Slower than average	400
33%	19-4043.00	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	Slower than average	1,300
29%	53-7031.00	Dredge Operators	Slower than average	100
21%	47-5032.00	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Decline	500
20%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Average	1,500
18%	47-5023.00	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	Average	1,700
14%	19-2042.00	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	Average	2,000
14%	53-7071.00	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	Decline	600
12%	51-9021.00	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	2,700
11%	51-8099.00	Plant and System Operators, All Other Biofuels Processing Technicians	Slower than average	1,600
10%	53-4099.00	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	200

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2024-2034 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2024-2034 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.