Roof Bolters, Mining Career

The role of Roof Bolters, Mining is to operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $68,540 and $33 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Roof Bolters, Mining career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,960 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Roof Bolters, 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 Roof Bolters, Mining Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Roof Bolters, 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 Roof Bolters, Mining Career

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$68,540

Vocational Programs to Prepare Roof Bolters, Mining Career

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