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Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Salaries

NAICS 21 · BLS OEWS May 2024 · Updated Apr 3, 2025

Metal and nonmetal mining, oil and gas extraction, and support activities for extractive industries.

Total Workforce
579K
workers in this sector
Median Annual Pay
$63K
across all occupations

Top Roles in Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas

Top 25 by employment in this sector · wages are sector-specific
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay
1Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
SOC 47-5071
40K$47,640
2Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
SOC 47-5013
40K$57,450
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
SOC 53-3032
33K$55,720
4First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
SOC 47-1011
33K$89,990
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
SOC 47-2073
26K$57,840
6General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021
22K$137,820
7Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
SOC 47-5022
21K$53,520
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics
SOC 49-9041
19K$64,230
9Wellhead Pumpers
SOC 53-7073
17K$70,010
10Continuous Mining Machine Operators
SOC 47-5041
14K$64,690
11Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
SOC 47-5012
12K$65,210
12Construction Laborers
SOC 47-2061
11K$43,640
13Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
SOC 49-3042
11K$69,560
14Petroleum Engineers
SOC 17-2171
11K$149,990
15Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
SOC 47-5011
11K$62,400
16Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
9K$46,380
17Accountants and Auditors
SOC 13-2011
8K$96,730
18Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
SOC 53-7062
8K$44,780
19First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
SOC 49-1011
7K$104,840
20Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
SOC 43-3031
6K$49,670
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
SOC 43-6014
6K$45,670
22Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
SOC 49-9071
6K$60,590
23Electricians
SOC 47-2111
6K$81,990
24Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
SOC 47-5044
6K$70,800
25Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
SOC 51-9061
6K$54,520

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