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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 (2020-2030)	Projected Job Openings (2020-2030)
96%	47-5011.00	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	1,500
95%	47-5041.00	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	Average	1,900
94%	47-5043.00	Roof Bolters, Mining	Decline	200
91%	47-5012.00	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	Much faster than average	2,400
91%	47-5044.00	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	Decline	400
88%	53-7073.00	Wellhead Pumpers	Average	1,700
85%	47-5013.00	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	Much faster than average	6,600
84%	47-5051.00	Rock Splitters, Quarry	Average	600
83%	47-5071.00	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	Much faster than average	7,200
82%		Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other Extraction Workers, All Other	Faster than average	1,700
63%	47-5081.00	Helpers--Extraction Workers	Much faster than average	1,900
46%	17-2171.00	Petroleum Engineers	Average	2,100
42%	17-2151.00	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	Slower than average	400
32%	47-5022.00	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	Slower than average	5,100
27%	53-7031.00	Dredge Operators	Average	300
25%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Faster than average	1,400
23%		Geological and Hydrologic Technicians Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Hydrologic Technicians	Average	2,300
22%		Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Average	3,000
16%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Average	4,400
16%	19-2042.00	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	Average	3,100
13%	51-9021.00	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Little or no change	3,500
10%	51-8092.00	Gas Plant Operators	Decline	1,500

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020-2030 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2020-2030 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.