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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.

$31.37median, an hour
$35.79mean (average), an hour
40people employed in this job here

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