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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
53-7032 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Excludes "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
48,320 |
2.5 % |
$21.74 |
$45,230 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$13.09 |
$16.10 |
$19.72 |
$25.72 |
$33.31 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$27,220 |
$33,500 |
$41,030 |
$53,490 |
$69,280 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
10,350 |
1.61 |
$21.64 |
$45,020 |
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
7,650 |
8.16 |
$20.16 |
$41,930 |
Utility System Construction |
4,820 |
0.98 |
$22.23 |
$46,240 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
3,860 |
1.18 |
$20.82 |
$43,310 |
Coal Mining |
3,150 |
5.89 |
$25.85 |
$53,770 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
7,650 |
8.16 |
$20.16 |
$41,930 |
Coal Mining |
3,150 |
5.89 |
$25.85 |
$53,770 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
10,350 |
1.61 |
$21.64 |
$45,020 |
Waste Treatment and Disposal |
1,420 |
1.50 |
$19.51 |
$40,570 |
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
3,860 |
1.18 |
$20.82 |
$43,310 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
1,220 |
1.10 |
$30.74 |
$63,930 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
310 |
0.08 |
$26.80 |
$55,740 |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
300 |
0.04 |
$26.46 |
$55,030 |
Rail Transportation |
100 |
0.05 |
$25.95 |
$53,980 |
Coal Mining |
3,150 |
5.89 |
$25.85 |
$53,770 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Texas |
7,500 |
0.64 |
1.86 |
$17.34 |
$36,070 |
Florida |
2,820 |
0.34 |
1.00 |
$18.34 |
$38,150 |
California |
2,380 |
0.15 |
0.43 |
$30.46 |
$63,360 |
Tennessee |
1,930 |
0.67 |
1.94 |
$16.99 |
$35,330 |
North Carolina |
1,560 |
0.37 |
1.07 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Wyoming |
920 |
3.33 |
9.67 |
$32.89 |
$68,410 |
West Virginia |
1,090 |
1.57 |
4.56 |
$20.83 |
$43,340 |
North Dakota |
500 |
1.17 |
3.40 |
$30.23 |
$62,880 |
Maine |
630 |
1.05 |
3.05 |
$19.34 |
$40,230 |
South Dakota |
370 |
0.89 |
2.58 |
$18.39 |
$38,260 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Wyoming |
920 |
3.33 |
9.67 |
$32.89 |
$68,410 |
California |
2,380 |
0.15 |
0.43 |
$30.46 |
$63,360 |
North Dakota |
500 |
1.17 |
3.40 |
$30.23 |
$62,880 |
Washington |
720 |
0.24 |
0.69 |
$30.18 |
$62,770 |
New York |
1,540 |
0.17 |
0.49 |
$29.98 |
$62,360 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,540 |
0.53 |
1.53 |
$17.13 |
$35,640 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,370 |
0.56 |
1.64 |
$15.55 |
$32,340 |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
880 |
0.13 |
0.39 |
$32.88 |
$68,380 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
820 |
0.61 |
1.77 |
$24.14 |
$50,210 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
790 |
0.32 |
0.93 |
$22.74 |
$47,300 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
670 |
0.26 |
0.77 |
$18.73 |
$38,950 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
610 |
0.32 |
0.92 |
$26.84 |
$55,820 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
560 |
0.57 |
1.65 |
$17.09 |
$35,540 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
520 |
0.54 |
1.56 |
$17.01 |
$35,380 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
490 |
0.97 |
2.83 |
$22.68 |
$47,170 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Beckley, WV |
180 |
4.15 |
12.05 |
$20.74 |
$43,140 |
Eau Claire, WI |
160 |
1.94 |
5.64 |
$28.05 |
$58,340 |
Victoria, TX |
80 |
1.91 |
5.56 |
$17.65 |
$36,720 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
370 |
1.73 |
5.01 |
$25.56 |
$53,170 |
New Bedford, MA |
110 |
1.68 |
4.89 |
(8) |
(8) |
Fond du Lac, WI |
80 |
1.65 |
4.80 |
$24.00 |
$49,920 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
310 |
1.45 |
4.22 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division |
60 |
1.37 |
3.98 |
$21.03 |
$43,740 |
Charleston, WV |
150 |
1.36 |
3.95 |
$22.15 |
$46,070 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
60 |
1.35 |
3.92 |
$18.89 |
$39,290 |
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