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Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 15.8% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #635 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -15.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $74,500 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 5,900 in the US, with about 400 openings a year
The work, 20 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Operate industrial processing or production equipment11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Dispose of waste or debris9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Signal others to coordinate work activities7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position tools or equipment7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate construction or excavation equipment6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain vehicles in working condition5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Install commercial or production equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,570 conversations, and it got them there 96% of the time.
Still yours: Move materials, equipment, or supplies5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure adequate performance3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
AI helps with this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 426 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 84 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 400 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
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- Shares 43% of the workOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators12% AI does, against 5% here+4.6% by 2035 · $59,850 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.05, higher than 11% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 47-5044 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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