Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators (47-5042)

Occupation description:  Operate machinery such as longwall shears, plows, and cutting machines to cut or channel along the face or seams of coal mines, stone quarries, or other mining surfaces to facilitate blasting, separating, or removing minerals or materials from mines or from the Earth's surface. Includes shale planers.

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Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
36	9	25.0	55.2	48.3

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	3
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	3
UI claimants previously working in occupation	3

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	88
Number of job position postings	0
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	0.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

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