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Table of Contents

6.	Training & Advancement

7.	Earnings

8.	Outlook

9.	Additional Sources of Information

Significant Points


	Employment is projected to decline; however, job opportunities should be favorable for construction and extraction, and production workers in coal mining and nonmetallic mineral mining.

	While most mining jobs can be entered directly from high school, the increasing sophistication of equipment and machinery requires a higher level of technical skill.

	Working conditions can be dangerous.

	Earnings are higher than the average for all industries.

Interesting Fact

Only 70% of the total cost of employment in the U.S. goes to pay wages and salaries -- the rest goes to pay benefits and employment taxes.

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