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.

58 alternate job titles:

Blaster Helper Blasting Helper Boring Machine Operator Helper Bottom Hole Pressure Recording Operator Helper Churn Driller Helper Clean Out Driller Helper Clean-Out Driller Helper Coal Loader Continuous Miner Operator Helper Core Drill Operator Helper Core Driller Helper Cutter Operator Helper Cutting Machine Operator Helper Derrick Hand Derrick Helper Derrickman Helper Drill Helper Driller Helper Driller's Assistant Extraction Tech (Extraction Technician) Gravity Prospecting Observer Helper Hammerer Helper Horizontal Earth Boring Machine Operator Helper Jack Setter Joy Operator Helper Loading Machine Operator Helper Longwall Machine Operator Helper Machine Helper Mine and Quarry Miner Mine Laborer Mine Milling Worker Mine Tailings Worker Miner Assistant Miner Helper Mining Helper Ore Digger Powder Carrier Powderman Pumper Helper Raise Bore Helper Rig Builder Helper Roof Bolter Helper Roof Observer Rotary Drill Operator Helper Rotary Driller Helper Rotary Helper Roughneck Salt Miner Sandfill Operator Seismic Prospecting Observer Helper Seismograph Helper Shale Planer Operator Helper Shooter Helper Shot Core Drill Operator Helper Shot Crew Helper Test Borer Helper Tunnel Mucker Wash Driller Helper
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Salary Information

Helpers--Extraction Workers: $48,400 (median) per year.

Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company


Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Daily Tasks & Responsibilities

Task Description Category
Maintain drilling equipment. Maintenance
Monitor extraction operations. Maintenance
Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment. General
Clean work sites. General
Select construction materials. General
Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel. General
Dismantle equipment or temporary structures. General
Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction. General
Load materials into construction equipment. General
Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning. General
Prepare excavation or extraction sites for commissioning or decommissioning. General
Operate mining equipment. General
Collect geological samples. General
Dig holes or trenches. General
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