Description
Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying equipment or cleaning work area.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Working Conditions
- Relationships
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Achievement/Effort
Tasks
- Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.
- Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.
- Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.
- Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials.
- Organize materials to prepare for use.
Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Technology Skills
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic mail software
- Office suite software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Abilities
- Manual Dexterity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Reaction Time
Skills
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operation and Control
- Repairing
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- English Language
- Transportation
- Mathematics
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
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Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $41,804 |
| Median (50%) | $51,442 |
| High (90%) | $66,648 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $50,011 |
| Mid Level | $60,078 |
| Senior Level | $60,987 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 7,700 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 7,800 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 2%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 2%
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