Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-5023.00
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
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.
- US jobs
- 19,450
- Median wage
- $60,190 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of earth drillers, except oil and gas?
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.
- 21%Operate construction or excavation equipmentNot measured
- 9%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 9%Operate transportation equipment or vehiclesNot measured
- 6%Select materials or equipment for operations or projectsNot measured
- 5%Position tools or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Dispose of waste or debrisNot measured
- 5%Assess characteristics of land or propertyNot 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.
- Operate controls to stabilize machines and to position and align drills.
- Start, stop, and control drilling speed of machines and insertion of casings into holes.
- Regulate air pressure, rotary speed, and downward pressure, according to the type of rock or concrete being drilled.
- Select and attach drill bits and drill rods, adding more rods as hole depths increase, and changing drill bits as needed.
- Drive or guide truck-mounted equipment into position, level and stabilize rigs, and extend telescoping derricks.
- Operate machines to flush earth cuttings or to blow dust from holes.
- Verify depths and alignments of boring positions.
- Perform routine maintenance and upgrade work on machines and equipment, such as replacing parts, building up drill bits, and lubricating machinery.
- Select the appropriate drill for the job, using knowledge of rock or soil conditions.
- Document geological formations encountered during work.
- Drive trucks, tractors, or truck-mounted drills to and from work sites.
- Assemble and position machines, augers, casing pipes, and other equipment, using hand and power tools.
Other job titles for this occupation (64)
Blast Hole Driller · Diamond Driller · Drill Operator · Driller · Hard Rock Drill Operator · Highwall Drill Operator · Rock Drill Operator · Underground Drill Operator · Water Well Driller · Well Driller · Auger Operator · Blast Driller · Boring Machine Operator · Churn Drill Operator · Churn Driller · Construction Driller · Construction Well Drill Operator · Core Driller · Debris Monitor · Deep Well Contractor · Directional Drill Operator · Directional Driller · Drill Hand · Drill Rig Operator · Drill Runner · Drill Technician · Drilling Assistant · Drilling Machine Operator · Drilling Machine Runner · Earth Auger Operator · Earth Boring Machine Operator · Electric Drill Operator · Environmental Driller · Environmental Sampler · Foundation Drill Operator · Geotechnical Operating Engineer · Geothermal and Well Drilling Operator · Geothermal Operating Engineer · Ground Water Contractor · Hole Digger Operator · Horizontal Directional Drill Operator · Horizontal Drill Operator · Horizontal Earth Boring Machine Operator · Horizontal Machinist · Hydraulic Rock Drill Operator · Jumper · Machine Driller · Post Hole Digger · Post Hole Digging Machine Operator · Raise Driller · Shot Core Drill Operator · Soil Sampler · Stoper · Test Borer · Test Driller · Tunneling Machine Operator · Wagon Drill Operator · Wagon Driller · Wagoner · Wash Driller · Water Blaster · Well Digger · Well Drill Operator · Well Testing Operator