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Extraction Workers, All Other: Career Profile

All extraction workers not listed separately.

What Tasks Do Extraction Workers, All Other Perform?

Other Extraction Workers, All Other Job Titles

People in this occupation may also be known by titles such as:

• Acidizer
• Air Pumper
• Back Hand
• Bagger
• Battery Charger
• Battery Starter
• Bog Cutter
• Bog Worker

How Many Extraction Workers, All Other Are There?

There are about 430,997 extraction workers, all other working in the United States today. Demand is forecast to decline by -2.4% over the projection horizon.

Extraction Workers, All Other Pay

Statistic	Value
Annual median	$76,527
Hourly median	$36.79
10th percentile	$46,060
25th percentile	$61,293
75th percentile	$91,761
90th percentile	$106,995

Wages vary widely based on experience, location, and industry.

Extraction Workers, All Other Salary by State

State	Annual median salary
Nevada	$78,200
Montana	$68,660
Idaho	$67,820
West Virginia	$65,350
New York	$62,570
Oklahoma	$56,150
Wyoming	$54,400
Tennessee	$49,190
California	$48,970
Texas	$47,190
Maryland	$46,980
Missouri	$46,130
Louisiana	$44,590
Georgia	$42,920
Arkansas	$41,490
Illinois	$41,140
North Carolina	$37,480
Ohio	$36,840

Pay by U.S. Region

Compensation for extraction workers, all other vary by region. Top regions by median wage:

Region	Median annual wage	Share of U.S. jobs	Location quotient
Far Western US	$78,200	11.0%	9.36
Rocky Mountains	$64,850	7.2%	6.06
Southeast	$49,197	50.5%	17.35
Southwest	$47,738	28.8%	2.46
Middle Atlantic	$46,980	1.0%	0.47
Plains States	$46,130	0.6%	0.27
Great Lakes	$41,140	1.0%	0.22

Top Metro Areas

Metro area	State	Median annual wage	Employment
Billings, MT	MT	$75,400	40
Odessa, TX	TX	$75,010	50
Beckley, WV	WV	$68,430	70
Wheeling, WV-OH	WV	$65,350	210
Reno, NV	NV	$60,250	60
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	LA	$54,900	80
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	TX	$50,110	490
Longview, TX	TX	$49,510	30

Which Industries Hire Extraction Workers, All Other

The largest employers of extraction workers, all other are found across these industries:

Industry	Employment	Median annual wage
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	4,550	$56,790
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	610	$37,650
Construction	290	$49,950

The table below shows some of the most common industries where those employed in this career field work.

Degree Programs

Future extraction workers, all other often complete programs in:

Transportation and Materials Moving

1 programs across 1 majors

• Ground Transportation

Sources

This profile draws on the following authoritative sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
• BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
• O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 47-5099.00 (Extraction Workers, All Other).