Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
General Information
Description
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.
Industry areas
- Architecture & Construction
Salary
Salary Information
Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$51,740
State-by-state Salary
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Education & Interests
Most Common Education Levels
People in this career achieve this level of education.
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High school 72%
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Less than high school 15%
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Post-secondary certificate 12%
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Some college 0%
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Master's degree 0%
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Doctoral degree 0%
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Bachelor's degree 0%
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Associate's degree 0%
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Post baccalaureate 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
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First professional degree 0%
Related College Majors
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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:
- Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
- Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.
- Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
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Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Transportation
- Public Safety and Security
- Design
- Engineering and Technology
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