Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators
Also called:
Loader Operator, Dragline Operator, Heavy Equipment Operator, Equipment Operator
What they do:
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials.
On the job, you would:
- Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, or backhoes.
- Set up or inspect equipment prior to operation.
- Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- building and construction
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Spatial
- know where things are around you
- imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
Vision
- decide which thing is closer or farther away from you or decide how far away it is from you
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Initiative
- Integrity
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You might use software like this on the job:
Industrial control software
- Machine control systems
- Machine monitoring software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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high school diploma or
some high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$38,290
per year, on average
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