These national industry-specific occupational employment and wage estimates are calculated with data collected from employers of all sizes, in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia, in SIC Major Group 10 - Metal Mining.
SIC Major Group 10 - Metal Mining consists of:
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SOC Major Groups in in SIC 10 - Metal Mining:
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 00-0000 | Industry Total | 37,840 | 100.00% | $18.99 | $20.41 | $42,440 | 1.5 % |
| Management Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Management Occupations | 1,930 | 5.10% | $39.90 | $41.74 | $86,830 | 2.5 % | |
| Chief Executives | 70 | 0.18% | (3) | $64.78 | $134,750 | 14.5 % | |
| General and Operations Managers | 600 | 1.59% | $39.44 | $41.68 | $86,700 | 2.7 % | |
| Marketing Managers | 30 | 0.08% | $60.10 | $54.95 | $114,310 | 6.9 % | |
| Public Relations Managers | (4) | (4) | $59.55 | $53.21 | $110,690 | 10.3 % | |
| Administrative Services Managers | 50 | 0.13% | $45.48 | $46.82 | $97,390 | 20.0 % | |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 30 | 0.08% | $40.65 | $39.70 | $82,580 | 5.1 % | |
| Financial Managers | 240 | 0.63% | $37.68 | $39.69 | $82,560 | 4.8 % | |
| Human Resources Managers | 110 | 0.29% | $38.08 | $37.74 | $78,490 | 4.1 % | |
| Industrial Production Managers | 50 | 0.13% | $36.86 | $35.54 | $73,930 | 2.7 % | |
| Purchasing Managers | 40 | 0.11% | $28.32 | $29.27 | $60,890 | 2.9 % | |
| Construction Managers | (4) | (4) | $35.63 | $44.75 | $93,080 | 27.8 % | |
| Engineering Managers | 270 | 0.71% | $44.32 | $43.07 | $89,580 | 5.1 % | |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | (4) | (4) | $35.60 | $31.78 | $66,110 | 4.7 % | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 760 | 2.01% | $22.76 | $24.10 | $50,130 | 1.9 % | |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | 170 | 0.45% | $22.01 | $22.54 | $46,870 | 1.9 % | |
| Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists | 60 | 0.16% | $23.96 | $24.35 | $50,660 | 3.1 % | |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 50 | 0.13% | $23.84 | $25.40 | $52,830 | 3.7 % | |
| Management Analysts | 50 | 0.13% | $20.26 | $22.45 | $46,690 | 7.7 % | |
| Accountants and Auditors | 280 | 0.74% | $23.81 | $24.50 | $50,960 | 2.8 % | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 230 | 0.61% | $23.41 | $24.45 | $50,850 | 3.5 % | |
| Computer Support Specialists | 100 | 0.26% | $19.39 | $20.58 | $42,800 | 3.9 % | |
| Database Administrators | 40 | 0.11% | $28.84 | $28.61 | $59,510 | 2.8 % | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 1,840 | 4.86% | $25.03 | $26.74 | $55,620 | 3.7 % | |
| Surveyors | 110 | 0.29% | $18.53 | $19.21 | $39,960 | 2.2 % | |
| Chemical Engineers | 40 | 0.11% | $25.68 | $25.62 | $53,300 | 4.2 % | |
| Electrical Engineers | 40 | 0.11% | $31.08 | $31.02 | $64,520 | 2.4 % | |
| Environmental Engineers | 140 | 0.37% | $27.74 | $28.15 | $58,560 | 4.0 % | |
| Industrial Engineers | 50 | 0.13% | $25.77 | $26.63 | $55,400 | 3.8 % | |
| Materials Engineers | 150 | 0.40% | $28.35 | $28.62 | $59,520 | 2.0 % | |
| Mechanical Engineers | 90 | 0.24% | $29.21 | $29.03 | $60,370 | 3.6 % | |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | 720 | 1.90% | $27.40 | $31.01 | $64,500 | 7.2 % | |
| Civil Engineering Technicians | 50 | 0.13% | $18.50 | $18.28 | $38,020 | 2.4 % | |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians | 50 | 0.13% | $20.47 | $20.43 | $42,500 | 4.5 % | |
| Environmental Engineering Technicians | 100 | 0.26% | $18.91 | $20.01 | $41,630 | 3.1 % | |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 90 | 0.24% | $19.65 | $19.98 | $41,560 | 2.5 % | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 1,010 | 2.67% | $21.65 | $23.73 | $49,360 | 2.7 % | |
| Chemists | 80 | 0.21% | $24.93 | $24.77 | $51,520 | 2.6 % | |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 40 | 0.11% | $25.78 | $26.58 | $55,290 | 4.4 % | |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 320 | 0.85% | $29.70 | $30.01 | $62,430 | 3.3 % | |
| Chemical Technicians | 320 | 0.85% | $19.03 | $19.43 | $40,420 | 1.6 % | |
| Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 170 | 0.45% | $16.50 | $17.99 | $37,410 | 5.1 % | |
| Legal Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Legal Occupations | (4) | (4) | $51.23 | $48.39 | $100,660 | 14.4 % | |
| Lawyers | (4) | (4) | $69.87 | $63.03 | $131,100 | 16.3 % | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 140 | 0.37% | $22.26 | $23.16 | $48,170 | 2.5 % | |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians | 130 | 0.34% | $22.72 | $23.37 | $48,610 | 2.6 % | |
| Protective Service Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Protective Service Occupations | 160 | 0.42% | $14.96 | $15.60 | $32,440 | 6.2 % | |
| Security Guards | 120 | 0.32% | $11.07 | $12.89 | $26,800 | 5.7 % | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 120 | 0.32% | $12.73 | $12.75 | $26,530 | 3.7 % | |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 110 | 0.29% | $12.95 | $13.05 | $27,140 | 3.7 % | |
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 120 | 0.32% | $25.30 | $23.85 | $49,610 | 12.9 % | |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 30 | 0.08% | $24.71 | $24.68 | $51,340 | 2.7 % | |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 1,830 | 4.84% | $15.72 | $16.10 | $33,480 | 1.1 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 90 | 0.24% | $21.29 | $21.75 | $45,240 | 2.4 % | |
| Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators | 30 | 0.08% | $12.76 | $13.40 | $27,880 | 7.3 % | |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 240 | 0.63% | $14.77 | $14.99 | $31,190 | 1.9 % | |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 50 | 0.13% | $15.73 | $16.12 | $33,520 | 3.8 % | |
| File Clerks | (4) | (4) | $11.86 | $12.39 | $25,770 | 6.2 % | |
| Order Clerks | 30 | 0.08% | $14.88 | $14.01 | $29,150 | 2.7 % | |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 80 | 0.21% | $17.88 | $16.90 | $35,150 | 2.9 % | |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 50 | 0.13% | $10.84 | $11.11 | $23,100 | 3.2 % | |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 100 | 0.26% | $19.75 | $19.84 | $41,260 | 3.7 % | |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 150 | 0.40% | $16.84 | $16.80 | $34,940 | 1.8 % | |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 210 | 0.55% | $16.73 | $16.97 | $35,300 | 2.4 % | |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 270 | 0.71% | $15.82 | $16.27 | $33,840 | 2.2 % | |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 150 | 0.40% | $15.48 | $15.42 | $32,060 | 2.4 % | |
| Office Clerks, General | 240 | 0.63% | $13.93 | $13.88 | $28,860 | 2.3 % | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 11,420 | 30.18% | $18.52 | $18.61 | $38,720 | 2.0 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 1,090 | 2.88% | $26.03 | $26.15 | $54,390 | 2.7 % | |
| Construction Laborers | 30 | 0.08% | $14.90 | $14.38 | $29,900 | 4.8 % | |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 1,510 | 3.99% | $18.97 | $18.98 | $39,490 | 3.8 % | |
| Electricians | 1,000 | 2.64% | $18.40 | $18.63 | $38,750 | 2.1 % | |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 100 | 0.26% | $18.85 | $18.47 | $38,410 | 3.0 % | |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 60 | 0.16% | $15.47 | $15.35 | $31,930 | 3.4 % | |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 1,020 | 2.70% | $17.34 | $17.25 | $35,870 | 2.1 % | |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 140 | 0.37% | $18.95 | $18.91 | $39,330 | 1.6 % | |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 1,530 | 4.04% | $18.32 | $17.78 | $36,980 | 2.7 % | |
| Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators | 1,680 | 4.44% | $19.51 | $19.55 | $40,660 | 2.8 % | |
| Helpers—Extraction Workers | 1,080 | 2.85% | $13.55 | $12.63 | $26,270 | 3.0 % | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 7,060 | 18.66% | $19.41 | $19.80 | $41,180 | 1.5 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 880 | 2.33% | $26.23 | $27.14 | $56,460 | 1.6 % | |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 80 | 0.21% | $18.52 | $18.93 | $39,370 | 4.5 % | |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 220 | 0.58% | $19.62 | $19.56 | $40,690 | 2.6 % | |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 1,570 | 4.15% | $18.28 | $18.60 | $38,680 | 2.1 % | |
| Tire Repairers and Changers | 30 | 0.08% | $20.96 | $21.17 | $44,040 | 3.5 % | |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 1,270 | 3.36% | $18.39 | $17.96 | $37,350 | 3.4 % | |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 660 | 1.74% | $18.04 | $17.68 | $36,780 | 2.5 % | |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 720 | 1.90% | $18.47 | $17.97 | $37,370 | 3.0 % | |
| Millwrights | 580 | 1.53% | $19.53 | $19.56 | $40,690 | 3.5 % | |
| Helpers—Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 50 | 0.13% | $16.43 | $16.30 | $33,890 | 3.3 % | |
| Production Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Production Occupations | 7,100 | 18.76% | $18.31 | $18.31 | $38,080 | 1.6 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 1,000 | 2.64% | $24.70 | $25.37 | $52,780 | 2.3 % | |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 230 | 0.61% | $17.42 | $16.98 | $35,320 | 10.9 % | |
| Machinists | 100 | 0.26% | $16.98 | $17.09 | $35,550 | 2.9 % | |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 310 | 0.82% | $12.96 | $14.07 | $29,270 | 7.8 % | |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 480 | 1.27% | $18.54 | $18.26 | $37,990 | 3.7 % | |
| Power Plant Operators | 40 | 0.11% | $12.57 | $13.74 | $28,580 | 9.2 % | |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | 70 | 0.18% | $18.41 | $17.73 | $36,880 | 5.4 % | |
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators | (4) | (4) | $15.06 | $15.35 | $31,930 | 5.3 % | |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,280 | 3.38% | $18.14 | $17.23 | $35,840 | 2.9 % | |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,300 | 3.44% | $18.02 | $17.81 | $37,050 | 2.7 % | |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 800 | 2.11% | $17.73 | $17.07 | $35,500 | 6.4 % | |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 140 | 0.37% | $15.63 | $15.74 | $32,740 | 4.8 % | |
| Helpers—Production Workers | 220 | 0.58% | $15.21 | $14.86 | $30,900 | 3.4 % | |
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 4,080 | 10.78% | $17.45 | $17.41 | $36,220 | 2.4 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | 30 | 0.08% | $24.56 | $25.14 | $52,300 | 3.7 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 30 | 0.08% | $25.76 | $26.13 | $54,340 | 2.8 % | |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 1,350 | 3.57% | $17.53 | $17.42 | $36,240 | 3.9 % | |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 220 | 0.58% | $16.09 | $16.12 | $33,530 | 2.8 % | |
| Crane and Tower Operators | 60 | 0.16% | $16.76 | $16.89 | $35,120 | 2.5 % | |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | (4) | (4) | $16.05 | $16.28 | $33,870 | 3.8 % | |
| Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 330 | 0.87% | $17.65 | $16.77 | $34,880 | 9.0 % | |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 200 | 0.53% | $17.52 | $16.99 | $35,330 | 4.9 % | |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 410 | 1.08% | $16.04 | $16.05 | $33,390 | 2.8 % | |
About 2000 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
(1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) = Median hourly wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour.
(4) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.
The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
Industry-Specific occupational employment and wage estimates for other SIC Major Groups:
2000 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Other OES estimates and related information:
2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
2000 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
2000 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Last Modified Date: November 15, 2001