Average Excavating And Loading Machine And Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Wildwood-The Villages, FL

BLS did not publish a wage for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Wildwood-The Villages, FL in the latest release, but in 2024 the local median hourly wage was $22.05. There are 100 workers employed locally today.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Wildwood-The Villages, FL (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 100
How common this job is here: 11.39×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

The last time BLS reported wages here

The latest release does not include a wage figure for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, but earlier releases did. Here is the most recent year with a published wage.

Last reporting year: 2024
Median hourly wage (2024): $22.05/hr
Median annual wage (2024): $45,850
Employment (2024): 60

This data is from the 2024 BLS release. Recent figures may differ — small-sample suppression is common for this occupation.

Where excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

North Dakota: $43.45/hr
Illinois: $38.75/hr
New Jersey: $38.61/hr
Wyoming: $37.61/hr
New Mexico: $36.71/hr
Massachusetts: $36.57/hr
Alaska: $35.90/hr
California: $35.82/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $68.74/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $58.85/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $45.65/hr
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: $41.85/hr
Farmington, NM: $41.29/hr
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $39.69/hr
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: $39.03/hr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: $36.59/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: -0.4%; -100 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 3,100; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience: Less than 5 years

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.