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Estimated employment70
Mean wage$19.15
Entry wage$12.12
10th percentile wage$11.03
50th percentile wage$17.71
90th percentile wage$33.62
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services4052.4%
Construction
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Construction$22.49
Professional and Business Services40$
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$17.71 $15.98  $1.73
2015$17.12+3.5%$15.44 +3.5%$1.67
2014$16.73+2.3%$15.10 +2.3%$1.63
2013$16.46+1.6%$14.86 +1.6%$1.61
2012$16.08+2.4%$14.51 +2.4%$1.57
2011$15.88+1.2%$14.33 +1.2%$1.55
2010$15.59+1.9%$14.06 +1.9%$1.52
2009$15.33+1.7%$13.83 +1.7%$1.50
2008$14.92+2.8%$13.46 +2.8%$1.46
2007$14.52+2.7%$13.11 +2.7%$1.42
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$17.71 $21.85  -$4.14
2015$17.12+3.5%$21.24 +2.9%-$4.12
2014$16.73+2.3%$20.78 +2.2%-$4.05
2013$16.46+1.6%$20.37 +2.1%-$3.90
2012$16.08+2.4%$20.02 +1.7%-$3.93
2011$15.88+1.2%$19.70 +1.6%-$3.81
2010$15.59+1.9%$19.37 +1.7%-$3.78
2009$15.33+1.7%$19.11 +1.4%-$3.77
2008$14.92+2.8%$18.62 +2.6%-$3.69
2007$14.52+2.7%$18.02 +3.3%-$3.50
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $26.11 40
Eastern $22.71  
North Central $17.71 70
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $17.71 70
Northwest $26.11 40
Eastern $22.71  
Wages in other areas
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