SOC Code 47-5044 - Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

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Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining (SOC 47-5044) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 4,200 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $53,730 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 47-5044

Code
47-5044
O*NET® code
47-5044.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Employment
4,200 in the United States
Hourly wage
$25.83 average
Annual wage
$53,730 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Operate underground loading or moving machine to load or move core, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

Where SOC 47-5044 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations Minor group 47-5000 Extraction Workers Broad occupation Direct parent 47-5040 Underground Mining Machine Operators
Detailed occupation Current 47-5044 Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Other detailed occupations (3)

Career video for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

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Using SOC 47-5044

Use SOC 47-5044, Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining do?

Operate underground loading or moving machine to load or move core, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

How much do Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $53,730 and a mean hourly wage of $25.83 for this occupation.

How many people work as Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 4,200 U.S. jobs in SOC 47-5044, Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining.

Is SOC 47-5044 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 47-5044. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 47-5044.00 Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 47-5044

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title and description are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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