Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers

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2022 Workforce

65.3k

Average Age

Average Salary

$64,741

Average Male Salary

$65,079

Average Female Salary

$52,280

About

Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are most often employed by the Support activities for mining industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers was $64,741 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX, and Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Midland County, Midland City PUMA, TX, and Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Central)--Ector County, Odessa City PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce. Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce in 2022 was 65,329 people, of which 2.65% were women and 97.4% were men. Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers are paid most in Texoma COG--Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

63,601

Male Workforce

± 6.19k

1,728

Female Workforce

± 1.02k

The Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce in 2022 was 65,329 people (2.65% women and 97.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −16.5% between 2014 (78,211) and 2022 (65,329).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Dakota ($119,128), New Jersey ($114,407), and North Dakota ($96,655).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$64,741

AVERAGE WAGE

#205 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers earned an average of $64,741, $58 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.317

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.317, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers and on wages for those in the field. Support activities for mining is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, by average wage, is Natural gas distribution ($85,083).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

65.3k

2022 Workforce

± 6,274

−1.57%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.7%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers employed by various industries. Support activities for mining employs the largest share of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers at 75.1%, followed by Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 15.9% and Coal mining with 9.03%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in 2022 was 65,329 people, with 2.65% woman, and 97.4% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in the workforce is 37.9 and of female Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is 39.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in 2022 was 65,329 people, with 2.65% woman, and 97.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (9,694 people), 30 to 34 years (9,603 people), and 20 to 24 years (8,756 people). Among them they concentrated 43.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 29.7% of Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workers were Hispanic and 70.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (94.2%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (3.66)%, and Puerto Rican (2.17)%

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Races

In 2022, 75.3% of the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce were White, of which 2.3% were women and 97.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.57%) and Other (6.81%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (933 people), Engineering (813 people), and Education (221 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workers were High School or Equivalent (34,811 people), Some college (12,213 people), and Secondary Education (7,850 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance.