r/Damnthatsinteresting 9d ago

Video Coal mining

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u/Loud_Interview4681 8d ago

Average miner produces 7 tons of coal a day. That is $700 or about 200,000 a year in production. Ofcourse the miner only takes home 40-50k. (assuming labor regulations)

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u/Already_taken_1021 8d ago

The average US coal miner makes about $80k, considering they mostly lived in inexpensive places, that’s pretty good pay. I can’t imagine a job that I’d rather have less though

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u/HowAManAimS 8d ago

But they are destroying their health and likely live in an area without good hospitals

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u/CurryNarwhal 8d ago

They have the "freedom" to move somewhere else or do other jobs ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯