Career field

Mining

Explore work that drills, digs, and runs machines to remove minerals from the ground.

8 careers · grouped by type of work

Mining careers

8 careers

Use drills, wedges and saws to separate usable stone blocks from a quarry, paying close attention to how the rock will split.

Control a machine that cuts coal or minerals from the mine face and loads the broken material for haulage.

You operate underground loading equipment, moving broken rock or coal through mine passages while watching loads, clearances and other workers.

Keep a mining or drilling crew supplied, watch equipment for problems, and help prepare and clear the places where extraction happens.

Use excavators, loaders, or draglines to dig and move material at surface mines.

Run drilling rigs that reach groundwater, recover rock samples, or make holes for construction and mining.

Prepare controlled blasts that break rock, check the site with your crew, and keep close track of every explosive used.

You operate a drilling and bolting machine underground, installing the bolts that support a mine’s roof.