The top three occupations in the Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction Industry Sub-Sector are miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, and mining machine operators. On average, full-time employees in the Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction Industry Sub-Sector work 51.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $93,934. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $47,015.
The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction Industry Sub-Sector are Midland CountyMidland City PUMA, TX, Far Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM, and Rural Nevada PUMA, NV.
The workforce of Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction Industry Sub-Sector in 2021 was 701,334 people, with 14.8% woman, and 85.2% men.
In 2021, 81% of the workforce in the Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction Industry Sub-Sector was White (567,794 people), of which 14.4% were women and 85.6% men.