Extraction worker's helper
Helps drillers, blasters, derrick operators, and mining machine operators by supplying equipment and cleaning the work area.
Will AI replace extraction worker's helper jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 5 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What stays human
- Drive equipment to carry materials and parts to dig sites
- Unload materials, devices, and machine parts using hand tools
- Set up and adjust equipment used to dig up earth and rock
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +1.7%. Typical pay: $47,730 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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