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Will AI replace Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining?
O*NET occupation 47-5022.00
Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Pit Operator
- Mining End Loader Operator
- Mucking Machine Operator
- Dragline Operator
- Mining Yard Loader Operator
- Loader Operator
- End Loader Operator
- Yard Loader Operator
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- 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.
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