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Highest Paying Industries for Mining Machine Operators

The top 23 highest paying industries for mining machine operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $68,240, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for mining machine operators. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $68,240). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of mining machine operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 23 Highest Paying Industries for Mining Machine Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$68,240	$55,560	80
2	Utilities	$68,240	$55,560	80
3	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$67,440	$50,520	n/a
4	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$57,800	$43,640	130
5	Metal Ore Mining	$54,540	$40,750	5,230
6	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,850	$34,320	40
7	Construction	$52,530	$32,310	n/a
8	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$51,980	$33,110	230
9	Coal Mining	$51,750	$34,740	7,300
10	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$51,270	$29,470	140
11	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$49,520	$31,410	19,070
12	Mining	$49,290	$31,400	19,870
13	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$47,660	$27,930	100
14	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$44,550	$31,130	120
15	Support Activities for Mining	$44,160	$31,310	780
16	Chemical Manufacturing	$43,030	$31,890	100
17	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$40,940	$25,590	6,550
18	Manufacturing	$38,030	$22,180	490
19	Employment Services	$37,730	$30,750	100
20	Administrative and Support Services	$37,730	$30,750	100
21	Temporary Help Services	$36,100	$28,670	80
22	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$32,660	$21,620	380
23	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$27,760	$20,940	n/a