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Surface Mining Machine Operators and Earth Drillers Career

For the Surface Mining Machine Operators and Earth Drillers, the average hourly wage is $27.50 and the average annual wage is $57,190. Explore 2 types of Surface Mining Machine Operators and Earth Drillers careers and find right career colleges for it.
Surface Mining Machine Operators and Earth Drillers career

Surface Mining Machine Operators and Earth Drillers Definition and Average Annual Wage

Surface Mining Machine Operators and Earth Drillers has the following 2 comprehensive occupations. You can find the detailed information including related career programs, offered schools, and annual age at each occupation's page.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
Hourly Wage: $27, Annual Wage: $55,500

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.
Hourly Wage: $29, Annual Wage: $60,250