Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the face and load it onto conveyors or into shuttle cars in a continuous operation.
- Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
- Drive machines into position at working faces.
- Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors, and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
- Move levers to raise and lower hydraulic safety bars that support roofs above machines until other workers complete their framing.
- Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools and other equipment malfunctions.
- Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.
- Start machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
- Guide and assist crews laying track and resetting supports and blocking.
- Install casings to prevent cave-ins.
- Repair, oil, and adjust machines, and change cutting teeth, using wrenches.
- Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Education - Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
- Training - Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
- Experience - Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
- Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others actions.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
- Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Shuttle Car Operators
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