H1B Visa Data for Iron Ore Mining: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Iron Ore Mining (NAICS code 212210) has an average growth rate of -0.91% as an H1B industry with 55 employees hired as of 2025

Top Iron Ore Mining Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.	13	$74,837
Thiess Mining Usa Inc.	4	$169,416
Cleveland-cliffs Inc.	3	$126,921
Cliffs Natural Resources	3	$108,736
Essar Steel Minnesota Llc	3	$92,698
Iluka Resources (tn) Llc	2	$120,432
Magnetation, Inc.	2	$123,989
Gulfside Alaska Inc.	1	$97,926
Hibbing Joint Venture	1	$77,480
Iluka Industries, Inc.	1	$66,477

Top Iron Ore Mining Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Chemical Engineers	1	$49,754
Industrial Production Managers	1	$87,734
Software Developers, Applications	1	$95,056
Software Developers, Systems Software	1	$62,837
Database Administrators	1	$66,456
Computer Systems Analysts	1	$77,730
Mining And Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	1	$97,157

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Iron Ore Mining industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 9 employees were hired. They peaked in 2011 with 9 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1 in 2025.

The Iron Ore Mining industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $76,165. The industry peaked in 2024 with an average salary of $203,819, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $126,880 in 2025.