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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

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.

$48,190median, a year
$51,210mean (average), a year
50people employed in this job here

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