In 2021, the average annual wage in Alabama was $51,110 with most people making between $45,040 and $59,610.
Wages by Industry
Support Activities for Mining $34,570.00
Utility System Construction $28,650.00
Coal Mining $45,630.00
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $30,920.00
Other Specialty Trade Contractors $35,290.00
Metal Ore Mining $38,420.00
Education Required
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Common Majors
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About the job
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.
What you'll do
Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.
Collect and examine geological matter, using hand tools and testing devices.
Dig trenches.
Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.
Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools.
Organize materials in order to prepare for use.
Provide assistance to extraction craft workers such as earth drillers and derrick operators.
Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials.
Signal workers to start geological material extraction or boring.
Unload materials, devices and machine parts, using hand tools.
Things you need to know
Law and Government – Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Public Safety and Security – Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Education and Training – Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Abilities you'll need to have
Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operation Monitoring – Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Equipment Maintenance – Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Operation and Control – Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Repairing – Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.