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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 (2023-2033)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)
96%	53-7073.00	Wellhead Pumpers	Decline	2,000
95%	47-5041.00	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	Decline	1,800
95%	47-5011.00	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	Average	1,200
94%	47-5044.00	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	Decline	400
93%	47-5012.00	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	Slower than average	1,300
92%	47-5013.00	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	Slower than average	4,900
91%	47-5049.00	Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	Decline	300
88%	47-5043.00	Roof Bolters, Mining	Decline	100
86%	47-5071.00	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas Bright Outlook	Faster than average	4,900
80%	47-5099.00	Extraction Workers, All Other	Little or no change	900
73%	47-5051.00	Rock Splitters, Quarry	Average	400
59%	47-5081.00	Helpers--Extraction Workers	Slower than average	900
55%	47-5022.00	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	Decline	3,500
51%	17-2171.00	Petroleum Engineers	Slower than average	1,200
38%	53-7031.00	Dredge Operators	Slower than average	100
36%	17-2151.00	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	Slower than average	400
24%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Average	1,300
21%	19-4043.00	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	Average	1,100
19%	53-7071.00	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	Slower than average	500
17%	47-5023.00	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	Average	2,100
15%	19-2042.00	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	Faster than average	2,200
14%	51-9021.00	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	2,600
11%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Decline	3,000
11%	47-5032.00	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Slower than average	400
10%	51-8099.00	Plant and System Operators, All Other Biofuels Processing Technicians	Average	1,500
10%	51-8092.00	Gas Plant Operators	Decline	1,300

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2023-2033 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2023-2033 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.