The median annual wage for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Virginia is $68,670 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $69,400.
Pay spans roughly $48,580 at the 10th percentile to $94,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $33.02 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as continuous mining machine operators in Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $68,670 |
| Mean (annual) | $69,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $33.02 |
| 10th percentile | $48,580 |
| 90th percentile | $94,350 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.