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Job Description


	Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

	Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Material Moving Occupations

Job openings should be numerous because the occupation is very large and turnover is relatively high. Most jobs require little work experience or training. Pay is low, and the seasonal nature of the work may reduce earnings.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	15,540
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	7,390
Utility System Construction	5,230
Coal Mining	3,750
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	3,740
Support Activities for Mining	2,100
Waste Treatment and Disposal	2,000
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	1,860
Nonresidential Building Construction	1,470
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	1,230

Career Video

Title: "Excavating and Loading Machine Operators"

Duration: 01:37

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
Average Annual Salary	$38,540
Average Hourly Wage	$18.53
Total Employment	57,990