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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
• 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 “Mining Helper”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

• Data entry software
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel