Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.
US jobs
13K
Avg. wage
$35/h
GDP output/y
$6.2B
Tasks
20
AI Parity
11%
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| # | Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOL | Output/y ▴est. · BEA + BLS | Verification method ↕est. · rubric v1 | Qualitymeasured baseline | Configurationverified runs | Qualitysame test | vs human× output · − pts |
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O*NET-SOC 47-5012.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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