quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat

use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down

Controlled Movement

keep your arm or hand steady

hold or move items with your hands

Hand and Finger Use

pay attention to something without being distracted

do two or more things at the same time

Attention

tell the difference between sounds

Hearing and Speech

Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors or into shuttle cars in a continuous operation.

Mining, Oil, & Gas

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

mechanical

Engineering and Technology

manufacture and distribution of products

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

law and government

Safety and Government

teaching and course design

Education and Training

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

Stress Tolerance

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Perseverance

Self-Control

A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.

A tendency to be careful, deliberate, and risk-avoidant when making work-related decisions or doing work.

A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work.

A tendency to cope and function effectively in stressful situations at work.

A tendency to exhibit determination and resolve to perform or complete tasks in the face of difficult circumstances or obstacles at work.

A tendency to remain calm and composed and to manage emotions effectively in response to criticism or difficult situations at work.

A tendency to be honest and ethical at work.

Integrity

A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.

Achievement Orientation

A tendency to believe in one's work-related capabilities and ability to control one's work-related outcomes.

Self-Confidence

A tendency to be open to and comfortable with change, new experiences, or ideas at work.

Adaptability

Idaho

National

thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Basic Skills

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Problem Solving

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Controlling Machines and Processes

Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Getting Information

Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Training and Teaching Others

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

What do they typically do on the job?

Personality