Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface 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.
US jobs
19K
Avg. wage
$30/h
GDP output/y
$4.3B
Tasks
29
AI Parity
4%
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O*NET-SOC 47-5023.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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