Construction47-5049.00Specialization

Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other

All underground mining machine operators not listed separately.

$68,910
Median Pay
1-3 years
Training
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This is a specialization of

Extraction Workers

AI Impact Assessment

AI Resilience Score

Score 2/6: high AI task exposure indicates this career is being transformed by AI (estimated from legacy data)

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
High+0

82% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

0% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 15/25

Total Score2/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Bachelor's degree

Time to Job Ready

1-3 years

Based on Job Zone 3. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

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Compensation Details

$40,140
10th Percentile
$68,910
Median
$79,240
90th Percentile

Based on 2,560 employed workers

Also Known As

Belt OperatorClay Mine Cutting Machine OperatorCoal MinerCoal Trimmer Machine OperatorCopper MinerDigging Machine OperatorDrilling Machine OperatorDry Placer Machine OperatorDuck Bill OperatorDuck Operator

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 47-5049.00