Career Atlas USA

Best States for Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1West Virginia92.3 / 100
  2. 2Wyoming91.5 / 100
  3. 3Nevada89.6 / 100
  4. 4Minnesota78.1 / 100
  5. 5Arizona75 / 100
  6. 6Alabama67.3 / 100
  7. 7Colorado66.7 / 100
  8. 8Utah66 / 100
  9. 9Pennsylvania57.3 / 100
  10. 10New Mexico53.7 / 100
  11. 11Kentucky51.3 / 100
  12. 12Missouri51 / 100
  13. 13Idaho50.2 / 100
  14. 14Indiana50.2 / 100
  15. 15Virginia47.5 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).