47-5081.00Apprenticeship

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying equipment or cleaning work area.

Career Cluster:Energy & Natural Resources
Job Family:Construction and Extraction
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
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Key Tasks

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

Skills

Monitoring
69%
Operations Monitoring
66%
Operation and Control
63%
Equipment Maintenance
63%
Troubleshooting
60%
Repairing
60%
Coordination
53%
Equipment Selection
53%
Quality Control Analysis
53%
Critical Thinking
53%
Active Listening
50%
Judgment and Decision Making
50%
Speaking
47%
Active Learning
47%
Complex Problem Solving
47%
Reading Comprehension
44%
Social Perceptiveness
44%
Time Management
41%
Learning Strategies
41%
Mathematics
38%
Management of Personnel Resources
38%
Instructing
35%
Service Orientation
35%
Writing
35%
Persuasion
28%
Systems Analysis
28%
Management of Material Resources
25%
Negotiation
25%
Systems Evaluation
22%
Management of Financial Resources
19%
Technology Design
19%
Science
10%
Installation
6%
Programming
0%
Operations Analysis
0%

Knowledge

Mechanical
76%
English Language
63%
Transportation
59%
Mathematics
51%
Administration and Management
48%
Public Safety and Security
48%
Education and Training
47%
Production and Processing
45%
Customer and Personal Service
44%
Engineering and Technology
39%
Personnel and Human Resources
37%
Physics
36%
Chemistry
34%
Building and Construction
31%
Sales and Marketing
29%
Law and Government
29%
Economics and Accounting
29%
Administrative
28%
Computers and Electronics
27%
Design
24%
Telecommunications
23%
Geography
22%
Communications and Media
20%
Psychology
14%
Medicine and Dentistry
14%
Biology
14%
Foreign Language
9%
Food Production
7%
Sociology and Anthropology
5%
Therapy and Counseling
5%
History and Archeology
1%
Fine Arts
0%
Philosophy and Theology
0%

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Abilities

Manual Dexterity
75%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
72%
Reaction Time
69%
Multilimb Coordination
69%
Control Precision
69%
Far Vision
66%
Problem Sensitivity
66%
Near Vision
66%
Static Strength
66%
Trunk Strength
63%
Finger Dexterity
60%
Depth Perception
60%
Rate Control
60%
Selective Attention
56%
Oral Comprehension
56%
Information Ordering
56%
Perceptual Speed
53%
Visualization
53%
Hearing Sensitivity
53%
Deductive Reasoning
53%
Extent Flexibility
53%
Auditory Attention
53%
Stamina
53%
Response Orientation
53%
Speech Recognition
50%
Gross Body Equilibrium
50%
Oral Expression
50%
Flexibility of Closure
50%
Spatial Orientation
50%
Inductive Reasoning
50%
Dynamic Strength
50%
Gross Body Coordination
50%
Category Flexibility
47%
Speech Clarity
47%
Time Sharing
44%
Glare Sensitivity
44%
Written Comprehension
44%
Visual Color Discrimination
44%
Speed of Limb Movement
41%
Fluency of Ideas
38%
Speed of Closure
38%
Memorization
38%
Wrist-Finger Speed
35%
Peripheral Vision
35%
Originality
35%
Mathematical Reasoning
31%
Sound Localization
31%
Written Expression
31%
Number Facility
28%
Night Vision
22%
Explosive Strength
22%
Dynamic Flexibility
13%

Work Activities

Handling and Moving Objects
94%
Controlling Machines and Processes
94%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
93%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
89%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
87%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
85%
Performing General Physical Activities
84%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
84%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
81%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
80%
Getting Information
78%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
75%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
74%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
74%
Coaching and Developing Others
72%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
72%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
72%
Processing Information
71%
Assisting and Caring for Others
71%
Documenting/Recording Information
69%
Analyzing Data or Information
68%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
67%
Developing and Building Teams
66%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
65%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
64%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
63%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
62%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
61%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
61%
Thinking Creatively
61%
Training and Teaching Others
61%
Scheduling Work and Activities
60%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
60%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
56%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
55%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
54%
Selling or Influencing Others
40%
Performing Administrative Activities
39%
Staffing Organizational Units
34%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
32%
Working with Computers
30%

Work Context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

100%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

97%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

97%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

96%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

94%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

92%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

92%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

90%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

87%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

86%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

84%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

83%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

82%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

81%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

81%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

80%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

78%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

78%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

77%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

77%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

76%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

76%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

75%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

74%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

73%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

72%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

71%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

71%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

70%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

66%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

64%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

64%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

62%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

62%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

61%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

60%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

58%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

57%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

56%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

53%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

52%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

51%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

46%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

45%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

44%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

42%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

37%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

34%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

34%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

34%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

33%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

32%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

24%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

13%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

5%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

4%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

97%

Post-secondary certificate

2%

Associate's degree

2%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

100

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

45

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

19

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

13

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

10

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

0

Work Styles

Dependability
73%
Cautiousness
60%
Attention to Detail
57%
Stress Tolerance
47%
Self-Control
43%
Integrity
40%
Cooperation
37%
Perseverance
36%
Achievement Orientation
19%
Adaptability
16%
Humility
16%
Optimism
7%
Self-Confidence
6%
Sincerity
4%
Initiative
2%

Work Values

Support
61%
Relationships
33%
Working Conditions
33%
Independence
28%
Achievement
17%
Recognition
0%

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