Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 | All Occupations

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Mine cutting and channeling machine operators

Definition | Significant Points | Quick Stats

Definition

Operate machinery--such as longwall shears, plows, and cutting machines--to cut or channel along the face or seams of coal mines, stone quarries, or other mining surfaces to facilitate blasting, separating, or removing minerals or materials from mines or from the earth's surface. Includes shale planers.

source: OOH; about this section

Significant Points

2002 employment: 5,200
Projected 2002-12 employment change: A decline
Most significant source of training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

source: OOH; about this section

Quick Stats

Mine cutting and channeling machine operators

2002 employment: 5,000
2012 projected employment: 5,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 0; percent: -7.1%
2002 median annual earnings: $37,590; earnings group: high
2002 self-employed: 0.0%
2002 part-time employment: very low
2002 unemployment: high
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 72.4%; some college: 24.3%; bachelor's degree: 3.3%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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