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	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	Construction and Building Inspectors	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
SUMMARY	50% Moderate Risk	28% Low Risk	21% Low Risk	32% Low Risk	25% Low Risk	38% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	3.8/10	3.8/10	6.4/10	3.8/10	5.5/10	3.2/10
POLLING	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	58% (Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)	34% (Low Risk, Based on 28 votes)	46% (Moderate Risk, Based on 18 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 67 votes)	42% (Moderate Risk, Based on 21 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	2.9%	1.0%	8.5%	-0.9%	-0.8%	1.5%
WAGES	$59,600 or $28.65 per hour	$48,490 or $23.31 per hour	$58,440 or $28.09 per hour	$59,110 or $28.42 per hour	$72,120 or $34.67 per hour	$48,390 or $23.26 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	17,410	50,570	31,450	5,680	137,210	9,710
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DESCRIPTION	Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.	Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.	Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.	Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.	Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.	Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

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