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National Employment Matrix


47-5044 Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2023 Employment 2023 Percent of Occupation 2023 Percent of Industry Projected 2033 Employment Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation Projected 2033 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2023-2033 Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 5.3 100.0 0.0 4.1 100.0 0.0 -1.2 -22.9 0

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 5.3 99.6 0.0 4.1 100.0 0.0 -1.2 -22.5 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 5.0 93.9 0.8 3.8 92.4 0.6 -1.2 -24.1 12 2

Mining (except oil and gas)

212000 Summary 4.7 89.8 2.5 3.5 86.6 2.0 -1.2 -25.6 14 3

Coal mining

212100 Line Item 2.8 53.4 6.6 1.4 35.3 6.0 -1.4 -49.0 15 4

Metal ore mining

212200 Line Item 0.9 17.9 2.2 1.0 25.4 2.2 0.1 9.3 16 4

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

212300 Line Item 1.0 18.5 1.0 1.1 25.9 1.0 0.1 8.2 17 4

Support activities for mining

213000 Line Item 0.2 4.1 0.1 0.2 5.7 0.1 0.0 7.1 18 3

Construction

230000 Summary 0.2 3.5 0.0 0.2 4.7 0.0 0.0 4.6 34 2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 0.2 3.3 0.0 0.2 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.6 38 3

Highway, street, and bridge construction

237300 Line Item 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 3.3 43 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 60 2