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Job Description

Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap sub-surface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. May use explosives. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5021.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,240.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
Currently, there are 18,500 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas”.

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Tasks for “Blasting Production Technician”

Select the appropriate drill for the job, using knowledge of rock or soil conditions.
Regulate air pressure, rotary speed, and downward pressure, according to the type of rock or concrete being drilled.
Fabricate well casings.
Signal crane operators to move equipment.
Monitor drilling operations, checking gauges and listening to equipment to assess drilling conditions and to determine the need to adjust drilling or alter equipment.
Design well pumping systems.
Operate controls to stabilize machines and to position and align drills.
Inspect core samples to determine nature of strata, or take samples to laboratories for analysis.
Review client requirements and proposed locations for drilling operations to determine feasibility, and to determine cost estimates.
Perform routine maintenance and upgrade work on machines and equipment, such as replacing parts, building up drill bits, and lubricating machinery.
Assemble and position machines, augers, casing pipes, and other equipment, using hand and power tools.
Start, stop, and control drilling speed of machines and insertion of casings into holes.
Drive or guide truck-mounted equipment into position, level and stabilize rigs, and extend telescoping derricks.
Drive trucks, tractors, or truck-mounted drills to and from work sites.
Drill or bore holes in rock for blasting, grouting, anchoring, or building foundations.
Pour water into wells, or pump water or slush into wells to cool drill bits and to remove drillings.
Select and attach drill bits and drill rods, adding more rods as hole depths increase, and changing drill bits as needed.
Withdraw drill rods from holes, and extract core samples.
Operate water-well drilling rigs and other equipment to drill, bore, and dig for water wells or for environmental assessment purposes.
Operate hoists to lift power line poles into position.
Retract augers to force discharge dirt from holes.
Operate machines to flush earth cuttings or to blow dust from holes.
Record drilling progress and geological data.
Observe electronic graph recorders and flow meters that monitor the water used to flush debris from holes.
Verify depths and alignments of boring positions.
Place and install screens, casings, pumps, and other well fixtures to develop wells.
Document geological formations encountered during work.
Disinfect, reconstruct, and redevelop contaminated wells and water pumping systems, and clean and disinfect new wells in preparation for use.
Perform pumping tests to assess well performance.
Retrieve lost equipment from bore holes, using retrieval tools and equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

Work trucks
Core drill rigs
Adjustable combination wrenches
Drill pipe tongs
Personal computers
Mud pumping equipment
Rotary drilling tools
Backhoe-equipped tractors
Air rotary drills
Submerged arc welding tools
Truck mounted cranes
Bobcats
Cable tool drills
Field forklifts
Downhole hammers
Portable air compressors
Marsh funnels
Mud mixers
Earth drilling machines
Laptop computers
Trenchers
Downhole well testing equipment
Water level meters
Mud guns
Chain slings
Water sampling bailers
Truck-mounted water pumps
Grout pumps
Mud rotary drills
Water logging tools
Handheld remote thermometers
Drilling collars
Water test kits
Shale shakers
Digital video cameras
Mud balances
Water monitoring samplers
Power augers
Precision levels
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Lube guns
Tablet computers
Pipe retrieval fishing tools
Alternating current AC generators
Desanders

Global positioning system GPS software
Data entry software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel