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    Career Overview

    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.

    Career Outlook

    Projections 2022-2030

    New job opportunities are very likely in the future. With a
    23% Percent change.


    2020 Employment

    12,600

    2030 Employment

    15,500

    What training is needed?

    People starting in this career usually have:

    • High school diploma or equivalent
    • No work experience
    • 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

    What does a typical day look like?

    • Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
    • Monitor extraction operations.
    • Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.
    • Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.
    • Operate mining equipment.

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    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2055370
    Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.