Ainxiety | Coal Mining

Coal Mining

# 221 overall · better than 85.6% of other industries

1/5Moderate Risk
AInxiety Score™

0/5

Capex Requirements

1/5

Regulatory Compliance

1/5

Workforce Flexibility

1/5

Adaptability

2/5

Complexity

2/5

Data Intensity

Coal mining is a highly specialized, regulated industry with substantial infrastructure and compliance requirements. Although there are opportunities for AI enhancements, particularly in data monitoring and machinery maintenance, the industry's complexity and regulatory environment pose significant challenges. The workforce's specialized skills also limit potential automation.

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Coal Mining

How long until this industry is significantly impacted by AI?

Months to 1 year

1 to 3 years

3 to 5 years

5+ years

Never

Risk composition of jobs in this industry

41,940 jobs in Coal Mining

12.1%

5,050

2.3Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

8.2%

3,440

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

7.6%

3,190

3.7Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

7.5%

42,540

2.5Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

7.1%

2,970

3.2Continuous Mining Machine Operators

6.6%

37,890

3.0Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

6.6%

2,770

3.5Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

5.2%

2,160

2.0Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

4.1%

1,720

2.0Electricians

3.4%

1,440

3.3Roof Bolters, Mining

3.4%

1,440

2.3Industrial Machinery Mechanics

3.2%

1,350

3.0Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

3.1%

17,480

3.5Wellhead Pumpers

2.7%

1,150

2.2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

2.5%

1,050

4.1Conveyor Operators and Tenders

2.3%

960

4.0Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

1.9%

810

3.5Extraction Workers, All Other

1.9%

11,030

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

1.9%

790

2.8Maintece and Repair Workers, General

1.7%

9,950

1.7Petroleum Engineers

1.6%

660

2.1Maintece Workers, Machinery

1.5%

640

1.5General and Operations Managers

1.5%

630

2.3Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

1.4%

2,660

4.0Rock Splitters, Quarry

1.4%

590

3.7Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other

1.1%

460

3.7Helpers--Extraction Workers

1.1%

450

3.2Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

1.0%

420

3.9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

0.8%

330

2.7Recycling Coordinators

0.8%

330

1.5Managers, All Other

0.7%

280

4.2Office Clerks, General

0.7%

270

3.8Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.6%

250

3.8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

0.6%

3,300

3.7Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

0.6%

240

2.5Human Resources Specialists

0.6%

1,010

2.3Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

0.5%

220

2.1Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

0.5%

200

2.8Security Guards

0.5%

190

3.2Accountants and Auditors

0.4%

170

2.5Industrial Production Managers

0.4%

170

1.8Construction Laborers

0.4%

170

0.4%

170

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

0.4%

740

4.0Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

0.4%

150

4.3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

0.4%

160

3.1Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

0.4%

670

3.2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

0.3%

150

3.2Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

0.3%

150

2.8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

0.3%

640

4.5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

0.3%

2,010

3.3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

0.3%

140

3.8Helpers--Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers

0.3%

140

3.0Facilities Managers

0.3%

140

3.8Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

0.3%

580

2.2Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

0.3%

1,770

0.3%

130

2.7Compliance Officers

0.3%

120

2.5Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

0.3%

120

1.6Architectural and Engineering Managers

0.3%

120

3.9Stockers and Order Fillers

0.3%

120

2.5Explosives Workers, Ordce Handling Experts, and Blasters

0.3%

510

2.3Chemical Technicians

0.3%

510

4.3Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.3%

110

2.7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

0.3%

110

2.2Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

0.3%

1,480

3.0Gas Plant Operators

0.2%

440

3.8Dredge Operators

0.2%

90

3.7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

0.2%

100

3.2Rail-Track Laying and Maintece Equipment Operators

0.2%

420

0.2%

400

4.0Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

90

3.5Hoist and Winch Operators

0.2%

80

2.0Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers, All Other

0.2%

1,150

2.0Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.2%

80

3.8Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

0.2%

80

4.0Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

0.2%

80

1.5Human Resources Managers

0.2%

70

2.2Financial Managers

0.2%

330

2.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

0.2%

310

2.5Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

0.2%

310

3.8Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.2%

70

3.2Purchasing Managers

0.2%

70

2.3Electrical Engineers

0.2%

300

2.8Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

0.2%

910

2.0Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

0.1%

60

1.6Construction Managers

0.1%

60

2.2Environmental Engineers

0.1%

270

1.5Sales Managers

0.1%

60

4.0Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

0.1%

60

3.9Production Workers, All Other

0.1%

60

2.8Administrative Services Managers

0.1%

260

2.5Materials Engineers

0.1%

810

3.8Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

0.1%

60

3.2Surveying and Mapping Technicians

0.1%

50

3.8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

0.1%

60

3.5Procurement Clerks

0.1%

60

2.8Business Operations Specialists, All Other

0.1%

50

3.4Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

0.1%

240

3.2Light Truck Drivers

0.1%

50

1.7Training and Development Specialists

0.1%

50

3.2Plant and System Operators, All Other

0.1%

50

3.8Helpers--Production Workers

0.1%

230

4.5Packers and Packagers, Hand

0.1%

220

2.8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

0.1%

220

3.3Customer Service Representatives

0.1%

230

4.7Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

0.1%

700

4.0Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

0.1%

190

3.3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

0.1%

640

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

0.1%

40

2.6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

0.1%

190

3.8Billing and Posting Clerks

0.1%

560

0.1%

40

2.8Real Estate Sales Agents

0.1%

40

2.2Project Management Specialists

0.1%

40

2.5Mechanical Engineers

0.1%

40

3.8Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

0.1%

160

2.3Crane and Tower Operators

0.1%

160

2.8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

0.1%

160

3.0Logisticians

0.1%

30

3.2Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

0.1%

140

3.3Computer User Support Specialists

0.1%

140

2.8Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

0.1%

430

2.5Sailors and Marine Oilers

0.1%

450

3.2Operations Research Analysts

0.1%

450

2.6Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

30

4.0Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.1%

120

2.8Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

0.1%

130

4.2Cost Estimators

0.1%

130

4.0Tire Repairers and Changers

0.1%

120

3.0Power Plant Operators

0.1%

120

2.8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

0.1%

390

Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers

0.1%

380

2.0Ship Engineers

0.1%

100

0.5Chief Executives

0.1%

100

2.0Computer and Information Systems Managers

0.1%

120

3.3Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

0.1%

110

2.0Civil Engineers

0.1%

110

2.1Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

100

2.4Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

100

0.1%

110

2.0Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

0.1%

100

3.6Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

0.1%

350

3.1Legal Support Workers, All Other

0.1%

90

3.2Receptionists and Information Clerks

0.1%

90

3.5Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

0.1%

90

2.0Management Analysts

0.1%

90

3.0Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.1%

260

3.7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

0.1%

280

2.1Financial Specialists, All Other

0.0%

70

4.2Machine Feeders and Offbearers

0.0%

70

3.3Retail Salespersons

0.0%

70

2.8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

0.0%

70

2.8Computer Network Support Specialists

0.0%

80

3.1Network and Computer Systems Administrators

0.0%

70

2.3Computer Occupations, All Other

0.0%

80

3.8Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

80

3.8Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

70

3.8Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

0.0%

250

2.5Painters, Construction and Maintece

0.0%

230

0.0%

210

2.7Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

0.0%

210

1.8Public Relations Specialists

0.0%

230

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

0.0%

50

1.2Natural Sciences Managers

0.0%

50

0.7Childcare Workers

0.0%

50

3.0Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

0.0%

60

4.8Data Entry Keyers

0.0%

60

0.0%

50

2.5Computer Systems Analysts

0.0%

60

2.8Computer Network Architects

0.0%

60

2.8Data Scientists

0.0%

50

2.3Engineers, All Other

0.0%

50

2.5Calibration Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

60

2.5Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

0.0%

60

0.0%

150

4.5Information and Record Clerks, All Other

0.0%

180

2.0Boilermakers

0.0%

160

2.5Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.0%

150

2.3Commercial Pilots

0.0%

180

2.2Sales Engineers

0.0%

170

3.2Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

0.0%

30

3.8Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

0.0%

40

2.5Marketing Managers

0.0%

30

2.7Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

0.0%

30

2.5Crossing Guards and Flaggers

0.0%

30

2.5Construction and Building Inspectors

0.0%

30

3.1Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

0.0%

30

2.4Financial and Investment Analysts

0.0%

40

2.3Software Developers

0.0%

30

1.5Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

0.0%

30

3.3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

30

2.3Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

0.0%

40

3.1Rail Car Repairers

0.0%

50

2.5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

0.0%

30

4.1Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

0.0%

30

3.8Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

40

3.0Locomotive Engineers

0.0%

130

3.1Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

0.0%

90

3.3Insulation Workers, Mechanical

0.0%

120

3.0Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

0.0%

130

1.8Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

0.0%

110

2.0Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

0.0%

120

3.5Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

100

3.2Paralegals and Legal Assistants

0.0%

100

2.8Sales and Related Workers, All Other

0.0%

100

0.0%

130

1.5Information Security Analysts

0.0%

120

3.5Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

0.0%

100

2.4Chemical Engineers

0.0%

130

2.3Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

90

2.1Public Relations Managers

0.0%

120

3.0Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

0.0%

40

4.0Couriers and Messengers

0.0%

60

2.3Helpers--Electricians

0.0%

30

3.8Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

0.0%

40

2.8Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

0.0%

40

4.2Material Moving Workers, All Other

0.0%

70

3.3Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

0.0%

30

1.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

0.0%

60

1.8Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

0.0%

40

4.0Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

0.0%

60

0.5Emergency Medical Technicians

0.0%

40

3.8Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

0.0%

40

2.5Real Estate Brokers

0.0%

60

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

0.0%

40

2.3Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

0.0%

50

3.0Budget Analysts

0.0%

60

1.9Personal Financial Advisors

0.0%

80

3.0Database Administrators

0.0%

60

2.5Database Architects

0.0%

80

3.8Computer Programmers

0.0%

40

3.5Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

0.0%

60

3.2Architectural and Civil Drafters

0.0%

30

3.4Electrical and Electronics Drafters

0.0%

30

4.0Mechanical Drafters

0.0%

80

3.8Drafters, All Other

0.0%

40

3.1Hydrologic Technicians

0.0%

30

2.2Compensation and Benefits Managers

0.0%

80

1.8Training and Development Managers

0.0%

40

3.0Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

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