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Tasks & work activities — mud logger

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 47-5081.00 (Helpers--Extraction Workers).

Task statements

  • [Core] Repair and maintain automotive and drilling equipment, using hand tools.
  • [Core] Observe and monitor equipment operation during the extraction process to detect any problems.
  • [Core] Drive moving equipment to transport materials and parts to excavation sites.
  • [Core] Clean up work areas and remove debris after extraction activities are complete.
  • [Core] Organize materials to prepare for use.
  • [Core] Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.
  • [Core] Load materials into well holes or into equipment, using hand tools.
  • [Core] Clean and prepare sites for excavation or boring.
  • [Core] Set up and adjust equipment used to excavate geological materials.
  • [Supplemental] Provide assistance to extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers and derrick operators.
  • [Supplemental] Dismantle extracting and boring equipment used for excavation, using hand tools.
  • [Supplemental] Signal workers to start geological material extraction or boring.
  • [Supplemental] Collect and examine geological matter, using hand tools and testing devices.
  • [Supplemental] Dig trenches.

Detailed work activities

  • Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
  • Clean work sites.
  • Collect geological samples.
  • Dig holes or trenches.
  • Dismantle equipment or temporary structures.
  • Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.
  • Load materials into construction equipment.
  • Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.
  • Maintain drilling equipment.
  • Monitor extraction operations.
  • Operate mining equipment.
  • Prepare excavation or extraction sites for commissioning or decommissioning.
  • Select construction materials.
  • Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning.