DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying equipment or cleaning work area. Apprentice workers are classified with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2231).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	50	16	$20.69/hr	$1.32/hr	$13.93/hr	$16.24/hr	$20.98/hr	$24.83/hr	$28.27/hr
U S	16,700	952	$18.73/hr	$0.22/hr	$12.83/hr	$15.19/hr	$18.11/hr	$22.08/hr	$26.45/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Helpers--Extraction Workers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Natural Resources and Mining 40 $20.45/hr

Other Regional Data For Helpers--Extraction Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minnesota 50 $20.98/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 40 $21.43/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 40 $20.48/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	190	$18.04/hr	3.8%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	150	$22.34/hr	N/A
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	20	$24.66/hr	N/A
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Assists workers to extract geological materials, using hand tools and equipment.
• Unloads materials, devices and machine parts, using hand tools.
• Drives moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation site.
• Sets-up and adjusts equipment used to excavate geological materials.
• Organizes materials and prepares site for excavation or boring, using hand tools.
• Observes and monitors equipment operation during extraction process.
• Signals workers to start extraction or boring process of geological materials.
• Repairs and maintains automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.
• Examines and collects geological matter, using hand tools and testing devices.
• Dismantles extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.
• Loads materials into gas or well hole, or equipment, using hand tools.