In 2019 there were 81,491 thousand people employed in the U.S. coal mining industry, of which only nine percent were women. By 2023, U.S. coal employment shrank by approximately 13,000 jobs, to 68,623. The share of women employees in U.S. coal mining amounted to seven percent in 2023.
Selected figures about coal mining employees in the United States in 2023
Characteristic
Characteristic
Number of mine workers
68,623
Women employee share
7
Number of mining operations
994
Median age (in years, 2022)
40
Mean age (in years)
40
Average hours worked weekly
47
Earnings: average hourly (in U.S. dollars)
37.58
Earnings: average weekly (in U.S. dollars)
2,108
Earnings: average annual (in U.S. dollars)
109,609
Education: high school diploma (in percent)*
75
Education: bachelors degree or beyond (in percent)
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National Mining Association. (June 28, 2024). Selected figures about coal mining employees in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875846/united-states-selected-data-coal-mining-employees/
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