Continuous Mining Machine Operators

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: None
Salary
High: $76,870.00
Average: $57,120.00
Hourly
Average: $27.46

What they do:

Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.

On the job, you would:

  • Hang ventilation tubing and ventilation curtains to ensure that the mining face area is kept properly ventilated.
  • Conduct methane gas checks to ensure breathing quality of air.
  • Check the stability of roof and rib support systems before mining face areas.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

82% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
79% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
76% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
72% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
71% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
71% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
70% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
70% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
70% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
68% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
68% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
68% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

72% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
72% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
69% Multilimb Coordination  -  The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
69% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
69% Reaction Time  -  The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
66% Rate Control  -  The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Operate mining equipment.
Determine appropriate locations for operations or installations.
Position construction or extraction equipment.
Operate mining equipment.
Operate mining equipment.
Monitor extraction operations.
Maintain extraction or excavation equipment.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
Install safety or support equipment.
Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
Direct construction or extraction personnel.
Apply new technologies to improve work processes.
Clean equipment or facilities.
Position safety or support equipment.
Test air quality at work sites.
Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
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Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
100% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
97% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
96% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
96% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
94% Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
93% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
90% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
88% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
86% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
82% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
78% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
78% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
75% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
75% Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions  -  How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
75% Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting  -  How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
74% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
72% Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment  -  How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
71% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
71% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
68% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
66% Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
74% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
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Tasks & Values

84% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
79% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
77% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
75% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
73% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
72% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
67% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
66% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
66% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Getting Started

Education:
81%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
10%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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