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Career Details :: Construction Drillers
Description
Operate machine to drill or bore through earth or rock.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Signals crane operator to move equipment.
- Operates machine to flush earth cuttings, or blows dust from hole.
- Starts, stops, and controls drilling speed of machine and insertion of casing into hole.
- Drives truck or tractor to work site.
- Assembles and positions machine, augers, and casing pipes.
- Operates hoist to lift power line poles into position.
- Verifies depth and level of boring position.
- Retracts auger to force discharge dirt from hole.
- Monitors drilling operation and strata being drilled to determine need to adjust drilling or insert casing into hole.
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- Stone Sawyers
- Well and Core Drill Operators
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Operating Vehicles or Equipment
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Handling and Moving Objects
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Outdoors
- Hazardous Equipment
- Consequence of Error
- Common Protective or Safety Attire
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