Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other 47-5049.00

The occupation code you requested, 47-5042.00 (Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators), is no longer in use. In the future, please use 47-5049.00 (Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other) instead.

“All Other” titles represent occupations with a wide range of characteristics which do not fit into one of the detailed O*NET-SOC occupations. O*NET data is not available for this type of title.

All underground mining machine operators not listed separately.

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Median wages (2021)
$29.45 hourly, $61,260 annual
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Employment (2021)
3,200 employees
Projected growth (2021-2031)
Decline (-2% or lower)
Projected job openings (2021-2031)
400
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