How do they match: Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

  • 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. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

  • Assemble and position machines, augers, casing pipes, and other equipment, using hand and power tools.
  • Document geological formations encountered during work.
  • Drive or guide truck-mounted equipment into position, level and stabilize rigs, and extend telescoping derricks.
  • Operate controls to stabilize machines and to position and align drills.
  • Retract augers to force discharge dirt from holes.
  • Verify depths and alignments of boring positions.

  • Position construction or extraction equipment.
  • Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning.