Skilled Trades
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Operate underground loading or moving machine to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.
Median salary
$68,860
Typical range
$48k – $83k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Entry / Junior
$48,310
~2 yrs to advance
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Established
$68,860
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Senior
$75,880
Key skills
A typical day
- •Handle high voltage sources and hang electrical cables.
- •Drive loaded shuttle cars to ramps and move controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors.
- •Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
- •Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
- •Control conveyors that run the entire length of shuttle cars to distribute loads as loading progresses.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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