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Continuous Mining Machine Operators Salary in Detroit, MI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Detroit, MI have a median annual salary of $54,690, with 60 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $46,070 at the 10th percentile to $61,910 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$54,690

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$26.29

Employment

60

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$46,070
10th
$51,420
25th
$54,690
Median
$57,820
75th
$61,910
90th

Local compared with national

Detroit, MI

$54,690

Median annual · 2025

United States

$61,810

Median annual · 2025

The Detroit, MI median is 11.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,120).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.4
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  5. 5.TroubleshootingImportance 3.3
  6. 6.RepairingImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  9. 9.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Fleet monitoring system software
  • Hitachi ZXLink
  • Leica Geosystems FMS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Minitab

Common tasks

  • Hang ventilation tubing and ventilation curtains to ensure that the mining face area is kept properly ventilated.
  • Conduct methane gas checks to ensure breathing quality of air.
  • Check the stability of roof and rib support systems before mining face areas.
  • Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
  • Drive machines into position at working faces.
  • Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
  • Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.
  • Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
  • Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment malfunctions.
  • Repair, oil, and adjust machines, and change cutting teeth, using wrenches.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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