Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.
Salary Information
Salaries (all Continuous Mining Machine Operators)
Average: $61,420
10% earn $40,120 (or less)
10% earn $80,840 (or more)Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics - 2023 wage data
Job Title - Examples:
Bore Miner Operator
Continuous Miner
Continuous Miner Operator (CMO)
Continuous Mining Machine Operator
Continuous Mining Operator (CMO)
Heavy Equipment Operator
Loader Operator
Mine Technician
Mine Utility Operator
Miner OperatorResources:
- Mining Technician Job Description
- Mining Technician Job Description, Career as a Mining Technician, Salary, Employment
- Education and Training Requirements for a Mining Machine Operator
- How to Become a Heavy Equipment Operator
- How to Become a Heavy Equipment Operator
- Mining Operations Worker Career Video
- Continous Miner Operator and a Shuttle Car
- Komatsu Continuous Miner
- Underground Mining Equipment and Their Operations
- MineOperator