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Continuous Mining Machine Operators Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Continuous Mining Machine Operators in VA have a median annual salary of $63,480, with 230 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $48,860 at the 10th percentile to $79,270 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

$63,480

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$30.52

Employment

230

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$48,860
10th
$52,280
25th
$63,480
Median
$74,630
75th
$79,270
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$63,480

Median annual · 2025

United States

$61,810

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 2.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,670).

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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