Occupation
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Operate underground loading or moving machine to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.
$74,500 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 47-5044.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking.
- 02Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars.
- 03Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves.
- 04Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars.
- 05Stop gathering arms when cars are full.
- 06Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces.
- 07Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment.
- 08Observe and record car numbers, carriers, customers, tonnages, and grades and conditions of material.
- 09Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth.
- 10Operate levers to move conveyor booms or shovels so that mine contents such as coal, rock, and ore can be placed into cars or onto conveyors.
- 11Signal workers to move loaded cars.
- 12Monitor loading processes to ensure that materials are loaded according to specifications.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Load Haul Dump Operator (LHD Operator)Loader OperatorLoading Machine OperatorShuttle Car OperatorCoal Hauler OperatorEquipment OperatorMiner OperatorProduction MinerRam Car OperatorUnderground Miner
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Knowledge the job leans on
MechanicalEducation and TrainingLaw and GovernmentEnglish LanguageProduction and ProcessingPublic Safety and SecurityTransportationAdministration and Management
Skills that carry over from service
Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringTroubleshootingCoordinationEquipment MaintenanceSocial PerceptivenessRepairingComplex Problem Solving