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Summary 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.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Blaster

2.	Blaster Helper

3.	Blasting Helper

4.	Boring Machine Operator Helper

5.	Bottom Hole Pressure Recording Operator Helper

6.	Churn Driller Helper

7.	Clean Out Driller Helper

8.	Clean-Out Driller Helper

9.	Coal Miner

10.	Continuous Miner Operator Helper

11.	Core Drill Operator Helper

12.	Core Driller Helper

13.	Cutter Operator Helper

14.	Cutting Machine Operator Helper

15.	Derrick Hand

16.	Derrick Helper

17.	Derrickman Helper

18.	Driller

19.	Driller Helper

20.	Dry-Placer Machine Operator

21.	Extractions Technician

22.	Gravity Prospecting Observer Helper

23.	Hammerer Helper

24.	Haul Truck Driver

25.	Horizontal Earth Boring Machine Operator Helper

26.	Jack Setter

27.	Joy Operator Helper

28.	Laborer

29.	Loader Operator

30.	Loading Machine Operator Helper

31.	Longwall Headgate Operator

32.	Longwall Machine Operator Helper

33.	Machine Helper

34.	Maintainer

35.	Miner

36.	Miner Assistant

37.	Miner Helper

38.	Mining Helper

39.	Mining Technician

40.	Organic Extractions Technician

41.	Placer Miner

42.	Pneumatic Jack Operator

43.	Powder Carrier

44.	Pumper Helper

45.	Rig Builder Helper

46.	Roof Bolter Helper

47.	Roof Bolter Operator

48.	Rotary Drill Operator Helper

49.	Rotary Driller Helper

50.	Rotary Helper

51.	Roughneck

52.	Salt Miner

53.	Sandfill Operator

54.	Seismic Prospecting Observer Helper

55.	Seismograph Helper

56.	Shaft Mechanic

57.	Shale Planer Operator Helper

58.	Shooter Helper

59.	Shot Core Drill Operator Helper

60.	Tailer

61.	Test Borer Helper

62.	Truck Driver

63.	Tunnel Mucker

64.	Undercutter Operator

65.	Underground Miner

66.	Wash Driller Helper

Job Tasks

	Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools. Maintain drilling equipment.

	Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems. Monitor extraction operations.

	Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites. Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.

	Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete. Clean work sites.

	Organize materials to prepare for use. Select construction materials.

	Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools. Load materials into construction equipment.

	Signal workers to start geological material extraction or boring. Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning.

	Provide assistance to extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers and derrick operators. Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.

	Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring. Clean work sites. Prepare excavation or extraction sites for commissioning or decommissioning.

	Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools. Dismantle equipment or temporary structures. Maintain drilling equipment.

	Unload materials, devices and machine parts, using hand tools. Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.

	Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials. Operate mining equipment.

	Collect and examine geological matter, using hand tools and testing devices. Collect geological samples.

	Dig trenches. Dig holes or trenches.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

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