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Career Occupational Profile for :
Earth Drillers

Operate a variety of drills--such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic--to tap sub-surface 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. May use explosives. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

 
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Overview

$34,500.00 Median Annual Wage 1,000 Average Job Openings Per Year
5.4 Average Unemployment Percentage 77.8 Percentage That Completed High School
22,000 Employment Numbers in 2006 17.6 Percentage That Had Some College
23,000 Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) 0.0 Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree

Sample Job Titles

Auger Operator Blaster Blast Hole Driller
Blasting Production Technician Boring Machine Operator Churn Driller
Churn Drill Operator Coal Mine Bore Hole Drill Operator Core Driller
Core Drill Operator Core Sampler Deep Well Contractor
Diamond Driller Driller Drill Hand
Drilling Machine Operator Drilling Machine Runner Drill Operator
Drill Runner Earth Auger Operator Earth Boring Machine Operator
Electric Drill Operator Explosive Bore Hole Driller Foundation Drill Operator
Hard Rock Drill Operator Heavy Equipment Operator Highwall Drill Operator
Hole Digger Operator Horizontal Drill Operator Horizontal Earth Boring Machine Operator
Jumper Machine Driller Mine Equipment Operator
Overburden Drill Operator Post Hole Digger Post Hole Digging Machine Operator
Raise Driller Rock Drill Operator Shot Core Drill Operator
Stoper Test Borer Test Driller
Tunneling Machine Operator Wagon Driller Wagon Drill Operator
Wagoner Wash Driller Water Well Driller
Well Digger Well Driller Well Drill Operator

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Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)