Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-5022.00
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
- US jobs
- 34,480
- Median wage
- $57,430 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 26%Operate construction or excavation equipmentNot measured
- 9%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
- 8%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 8%Signal others to coordinate work activitiesNot measured
- 8%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 8%Communicate with others about operational plans or activitiesNot measured
- 7%Move materials, equipment, or suppliesNot measured
- 6%Maintain vehicles in working conditionNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, or backhoes.
- Set up or inspect equipment prior to operation.
- Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.
- Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
- Operate machinery to perform activities such as backfilling excavations, vibrating or breaking rock or concrete, or making winter roads.
- Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.
- Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse.
- Create or maintain inclines or ramps.
- Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth.
- Handle slides, mud, or pit cleanings or maintenance.
- Direct workers engaged in placing blocks or outriggers to prevent capsizing of machines when lifting heavy loads.
- Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
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