What You'll Do

  • Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.
  • Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.
  • Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.
  • Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete.
  • Organize materials to prepare for use.
  • Provide assistance to extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers and derrick operators.
  • Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.
  • Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.
  • Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools.
  • Signal workers to start geological material extraction or boring.

Essential Skills

Monitoring 3.75/5
Operations Monitoring 3.62/5
Operation and Control 3.5/5
Equipment Maintenance 3.5/5
Troubleshooting 3.38/5
Repairing 3.38/5
Critical Thinking 3.12/5
Coordination 3.12/5
Equipment Selection 3.12/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.12/5
Active Listening 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.0/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Dependability, Cautiousness, Attention to Detail, Stress Tolerance, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Manual Dexterity 4.0/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.88/5
Control Precision 3.75/5
Multilimb Coordination 3.75/5
Reaction Time 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.62/5
Static Strength 3.62/5
Near Vision 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Enterprise resource planning ERP software Google Docs Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Word

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.46/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.19/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.14/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 3.93/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 3.85/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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