Will “Blasting Helper” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job 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.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5081.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,160.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
• Currently, there are 17,660 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Helpers--Extraction Workers”.

Also Known As…

• Helpers--Extraction Workers
• Underground Miner
• Salt Miner
• Mining Technician
• Miner Helper
• Maintainer
• Longwall Machine Operator Helper
• Driller Helper
• Continuous Miner Operator Helper
• Coal Miner
• Blasting Helper
• Wash Driller Helper
• Undercutter Operator
• Tunnel Mucker
• Truck Driver
• Test Borer Helper
• Tailer
• Shot Core Drill Operator Helper
• Shooter Helper
• Shale Planer Operator Helper
• Shaft Mechanic
• Seismograph Helper
• Seismic Prospecting Observer Helper
• Sandfill Operator
• Roughneck
• Rotary Helper
• Rotary Driller Helper
• Rotary Drill Operator Helper
• Roof Bolter Operator
• Roof Bolter Helper
• Rig Builder Helper
• Pumper Helper
• Powder Carrier
• Pneumatic Jack Operator
• Placer Miner
• Organic Extractions Technician
• Mining Helper
• Miner Assistant
• Miner
• Machine Helper
• Longwall Headgate Operator
• Loading Machine Operator Helper
• Loader Operator
• Laborer
• Joy Operator Helper
• Jack Setter
• Horizontal Earth Boring Machine Operator Helper
• Haul Truck Driver
• Hammerer Helper
• Gravity Prospecting Observer Helper
• Extractions Technician
• Dry-Placer Machine Operator
• Driller
• Derrickman Helper
• Derrick Helper
• Derrick Hand
• Cutting Machine Operator Helper
• Cutter Operator Helper
• Core Driller Helper
• Core Drill Operator Helper
• Clean-Out Driller Helper
• Clean Out Driller Helper
• Churn Driller Helper
• Bottom Hole Pressure Recording Operator Helper
• Boring Machine Operator Helper
• Blaster Helper
• Blaster

Tasks for “Blasting Helper”

• Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.
• Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete.
• Signal workers to start geological material extraction or boring.
• Dig trenches.
• Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools.
• Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.
• Provide assistance to extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers and derrick operators.
• Organize materials to prepare for use.
• Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials.
• Collect and examine geological matter, using hand tools and testing devices.
• Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.
• Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.
• Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.
• Unload materials, devices and machine parts, using hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

• Hand augers
• Portable sump pumps
• Prying tools
• Personal computers
• Longwall shears
• Remote firing devices
• Hydraulic rams
• Bell reamers
• Mud rotary drills
• Utility trucks
• Power rock coring drills
• Core drill rigs
• Materials conveyors
• Compact tracked excavators
• Hydraulic boring machines
• High pressure steam cleaners
• Drilling mud tanks
• Rig mud pumps
• Lube guns
• Raise drills
• Claw hammers
• Truck-mounted derricks
• Multipurpose wrenches
• Field forklifts
• Mobile radios
• Cutting machines
• Electrical detonators
• Spirit levels
• Shielded arc welding tools
• Hoisting equipment
• Explosive blasting caps
• Four-wheel drive front end loaders

• Microsoft Excel
• Data entry software
• Microsoft Office