Fast Facts for Excavating Machine Operators in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Corpus Christi, College Station and Waco
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Dallas, Houston and San Antonio
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Austin, Houston and Dallas

Salaries for Excavating Machine Operators in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: McAllen, Waco and Dallas

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Excavating Machine Operators

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Excavating Machine Operators relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
VictoriaN/A$26,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington1960$42,990
El Paso170$35,060
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land1730$40,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission60$34,680
San Angelo40$37,720
Waco70$32,190
Longview70$39,300
Lubbock90$37,440
Killeen-Temple90$36,840
MidlandN/A$41,250
San Antonio-New Braunfels340$41,220
Amarillo80$38,860
Austin-Round Rock710$42,390
Beaumont-Port Arthur60$38,800
Brownsville-HarlingenN/A$30,580

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