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.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks9 core, 5 supplemental
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-5081.00SOC 2018: 47-5081
What the work is made of
9 core tasks and 5 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.Core taskTask 13699Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 2. Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.Core taskTask 13700Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 3. Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.Core taskTask 13705Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 4. Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials.Core taskTask 13709Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 5. Organize materials to prepare for use.Core taskTask 13702Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 6. Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.Core taskTask 13698Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 7. Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete.Core taskTask 13701Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 8. Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.Core taskTask 13708Rated by 46 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 9. Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools.Core taskTask 13706Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 10. Provide assistance to extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers and derrick operators.Supplemental taskTask 13703Rated by 46 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 11. Collect and examine geological matter, using hand tools and testing devices.Supplemental taskTask 13710Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 12. Signal workers to start geological material extraction or boring.Supplemental taskTask 13707Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 13. Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 13704Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 14. Dig trenches.Supplemental taskTask 13711Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2018
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-5081
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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