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).

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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

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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

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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