In 2019 there were 81,491 thousand people employed in the U.S. coal mining industry, of which only nine percent were women. By 2022, U.S. coal employment shrank by approximately 15,000 jobs, to 66,428. The share of women employees in U.S. coal mining amounted to eight percent in 2022.
Selected data about coal mining employees in the United States in 2022
Characteristic
Characteristic
Number of mine workers
66,428
Women employee share
8
Number of mining operations
991
Median age (in years, 2022)
44
Mean age (in years)
44
Average hours worked weekly
47
Earnings: average hourly (in U.S. dollars)
34.6
Earnings: average weekly (in U.S. dollars)
1,978
Earnings: average annual (in U.S. dollars)
102,855
Education: high school diploma (in percent)*
75
Education: bachelors degree or beyond (in percent)
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National Mining Association. (June 28, 2023). Selected data about coal mining employees in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875846/united-states-selected-data-coal-mining-employees/
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