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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
What an excavating and loading machine and dragline operator, surface mining does
Become an excavating and loading machine and dragline operator, surface mining
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good excavating and loading machine and dragline operator, surface mining
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $31 per hour with an average salary of $64,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $24 and $33 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $49,900 and $69,200 per year.
Excavating And Loading Machine And Dragline Operator, Surface Mining job outlook
- There are 740 workers in this occupation in Washington.