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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 (2021-2031)	Projected Job Openings (2021-2031)
96%	47-5041.00	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	Slower than average	1,800
94%	47-5044.00	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	Decline	400
92%	53-7073.00	Wellhead Pumpers	Slower than average	2,300
92%	47-5043.00	Roof Bolters, Mining	Decline	200
87%	47-5012.00	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	1,700
86%	47-5013.00	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	Much faster than average	5,100
86%	47-5011.00	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	Much faster than average	1,200
84%	47-5049.00	Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	Decline	400
81%	47-5071.00	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	Much faster than average	5,600
73%	47-5099.00	Extraction Workers, All Other	Faster than average	700
61%	47-5051.00	Rock Splitters, Quarry	Average	600
55%	47-5081.00	Helpers--Extraction Workers	Much faster than average	900
49%	47-5022.00	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	Little or no change	3,800
44%	17-2171.00	Petroleum Engineers	Faster than average	1,700
37%	17-2151.00	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	Slower than average	500
26%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Much faster than average	1,500
22%	47-5023.00	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	Faster than average	1,900
22%	53-7031.00	Dredge Operators	Slower than average	300
18%	19-4043.00	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	Average	1,000
15%	51-9021.00	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	3,500
13%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Slower than average	3,900
13%	19-2042.00	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	Average	2,400
13%	47-5032.00	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Slower than average	700
13%	19-4044.00	Hydrologic Technicians	Little or no change	400

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2021-2031 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2021-2031 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.