Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas (47-5021)

Occupation description:  Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap sub-surface 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. May use explosives. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

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2012 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
231	120	51.9	28.9	21.9

2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	16
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	6
UI claimants previously working in occupation	62

2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	289
Number of job position postings	19
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	15.2

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