Continuous Mining Machine Operators

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this occupation in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Nearly half of all miners work in the coal mining industry. More than half of US coal is produced in three states: Kentucky, Wyoming, and West Virginia. Metal mining is more prevalent in the West and Southwest. Nonmetallic mineral mining is the most widespread.

Major employers:

Coal mining companies
Nonmetallic mineral mining companies
Metal mining companies

Outlook

Demand is expected to show little to no change for this occupation. Increased natural gas mining is creating some growth in this occupation. However, it is a very small occupation and very few jobs will be created.

Job openings will open as current operators retire or leave this occupation for other reasons.

Mining Machine Operators (CIS 100381)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	445 Very small	&	-12.8%	5.8%	>>>>	44 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	46 Small	&	-13.0%	5.0%	>>>>	6 Few
Cook County	28 Very small	&	-3.6%	5.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	10 Very small	&	0.0%	9.7%	>>>>	0 None
Du Page County	15 Very small	&	-6.7%	5.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
Edwardsville Area	5 Very small	&	0.0%	5.1%	>>>>	0 None
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	8 Very small	&	-12.5%	7.0%	>>>>	1 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	62 Medium	&	-11.3%	6.8%	>>>>	7 Moderate
Northwest Illinois Area	51 Small	&	-13.7%	3.6%	>>>>	6 Few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	22 Small	&	-13.6%	4.3%	>>>>	2 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	109 Large	&	-15.6%	2.4%	>>>>	10 High
Springfield Area	18 Very small	&	-5.6%	4.7%	>>>>	2 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	14 Very small	&	-7.1%	6.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
Will County	13 Very small	&	7.7%	9.1%	>>>>	2 Very few
United States	29,100 Small	&	5.5%	3.7%	>>>>	3,500 Few