Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Continuous Mining Machine Operator salary by state
Continuous Mining Machine Operator is a professional role in the Construction and Extraction job family, focused on Continuous Mining Machine Operator work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Continuous Mining Machine Operators do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Hang ventilation tubing and ventilation curtains to ensure that the mining face area is kept properly ventilated.
Conduct methane gas checks to ensure breathing quality of air.
Check the stability of roof and rib support systems before mining face areas.
Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
Drive machines into position at working faces.
Top skills:Operations MonitoringOperation and ControlEquipment MaintenanceTroubleshootingCritical ThinkingRepairing
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Continuous Mining Machine Operator salary by industry
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
13,220 workers
$68,000
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
90 workers
$65,000
Sectors 48 and 49 – Transportation and Warehousing$44,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services$58,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Continuous Mining Machine Operator pays 5% above the average across 60 roles in the Construction and Extraction job family (family average $64,000).
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