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Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
6,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$70,130
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
3,180
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 6,000 hours, DRILLING-MACHINE OPERATOR (competency-based)
- State medians
- $106,840 in Alaska to $54,480 in Pennsylvania (9 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| DRILLING-MACHINE OPERATOR | 0125 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What underground mining machine operators, all other earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $106,840 | $51.36 | 70 |
| Montana | $84,410 | $40.58 | Not published |
| Minnesota | $83,120 | $39.96 | 930 |
| Illinois | $72,800 | $35.00 | 70 |
| Utah | $67,200 | $32.31 | 180 |
| West Virginia | $65,610 | $31.54 | 240 |
| Virginia | $61,990 | $29.81 | 50 |
| Nevada | $59,810 | $28.76 | Not published |
| Pennsylvania | $54,480 | $26.19 | 50 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.