Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Career

The role of Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining is to operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $55,500 and $27 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining career. Based on BLS data, a total of 32,630 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining is $12,083. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

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Vocational Programs for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Career

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