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Helpers--Extraction Workers

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.

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

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Construction and Extraction Occupations

Extraction Workers

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

Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.

Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.

Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials.

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

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

Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.

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

Provide assistance to extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers and derrick operators.

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Overview

Career

What Helpers--Extraction Workers Do

Other Job Titles Helpers--Extraction Workers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Overview

Career

What Helpers--Extraction Workers Do

Other Job Titles Helpers--Extraction Workers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Helpers--Extraction Workers

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