Lee Frecklington's rocket boosted Rotherham's promotion hopes and left Oldham with mounting relegation worries.
Midfielder Frecklington sealed the win with a 25 yard scorcher in the 64th minute for his tenth of the campaign to leave the Millers firmly in the play-off mix and with a chance of one of the automatic spots.
Right back Mark Bradley had opened the scoring in the 26th minute.
Keeper Mark Oxley fumbled a shot from midfielder Richard Smallwood and Bradley pounced to bury the rebound from twelve yards for his second goal of the season.
Iceland central defender Kari Arnason had chances to put Rotherham out of sight before the break.
Arnason nodded two Ben Pringle deliveries wide and then headed a corner from the winger against the post.
Striker Charlie MacDonald and substitute Danny Philliskirk both came close for the Latics, but stopper Adam Collin did well to shut them out.
Rotherham boss Steve Evans was delighted with the win that kept his side in he promotion hunt and said:
"We can't affect what the other teams do, but if we carry on playing with that application I'll be happy.
"It was a comfortable win. Within half an hour we felt it should've been done and dusted. Some of our passing was outstanding. It was another good victory for us and I thought our midfield four were exceptional."
"Once the second goal went in, you thought it could've been three or four."
Oldham were jeered off at the end of the game and under fire manager Lee Johnson said:
"We are a bit depleted with the squad. To be fair the endeavour was there, but we looked physically weak and we need some help. I'll be working very hard to bring n two or three players this week.
"I'm very disappointed, but I can't say shocked. You can get away with missing two or three players, but not seven or eight.
"It's the loneliest job in the world when you lose games. Who motivates the motivator? But I worked hard to get this job and I'm not going to lie down and die. It's fair to say this is my toughest time as manager."
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