Careers / Helpers--Extraction Workers
Helpers--Extraction Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$47,730
United States, 2025
Employment
6,700
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 47-5081.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.
- Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.
- Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.
- Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials.
- Organize materials to prepare for use.
- Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.
- Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete.
- Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,960
25th percentile
$41,430
75th percentile
$57,920
90th percentile
$68,020
Most important skills
- Monitoring3.8
- Operations Monitoring3.6
- Operation and Control3.5
- Equipment Maintenance3.5
- Troubleshooting3.4
- Repairing3.4
- Coordination3.1
- Equipment Selection3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Active Listening3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 12 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
12
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Repairing | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operation and Control | 3.5 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Helpers--Extraction WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV | $77,180 | 360 | 2025 |
| KY | $68,020 | 230 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $60,470 | 170 | 2025 |
| UT | $55,490 | — | 2025 |
| WY | $55,240 | 110 | 2025 |
| NY | $54,910 | 210 | 2025 |
| NM | $54,840 | 130 | 2025 |
| NH | $54,700 | 30 | 2025 |
| NJ | $53,820 | — | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $51,750 | 190 | 2025 |
| CA | $51,720 | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $51,060 | 170 | 2025 |
| MD | $51,020 | 80 | 2025 |
| VA | $50,350 | 90 | 2025 |
| IN | $49,490 | 140 | 2025 |
| AZ | $49,070 | — | 2025 |
| AK | $48,820 | 80 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | $48,690 | 50 | 2025 |
| PA | $48,290 | 370 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $47,730 | 100 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.