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Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Delaware

Thinking about a career as an Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Delaware? Here’s what you need to know. Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface 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. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

What do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Make in Delaware?

For earth drillers, except oil and gas working in Delaware, the median annual wage is $68,070 per year (or about $32.73/hour).Annual wages span from $59,280 at the 10th percentile to $127,550 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$59,280	$28.50
25th percentile	$59,290	$28.50
Median (50th)	$68,070	$32.73
75th percentile	$75,700	$36.39
90th percentile	$127,550	$61.32

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Delaware compared to the national average — is 0.73, suggesting fewer earth drillers, except oil and gas per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, earth drillers, except oil and gas earn a median of $53,437 per year ($25.69/hour), exceeding the Delaware median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 365,705 earth drillers, except oil and gas across the United States. In Delaware alone, about 40 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 280 earth drillers, except oil and gas.

Top States for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Employment

View the states that employ the most earth drillers, except oil and gas work.

State	Number Employed
California	1,400
Texas	1,230
Florida	1,150
Pennsylvania	820
Michigan	780
Arizona	680
Nevada	670
Idaho	660
New York	580
Georgia	530
Utah	500
Tennessee	470
Missouri	440
Virginia	430
Illinois	410
Ohio	400
Louisiana	400
New Jersey	390
North Carolina	390
Indiana	380

Highest-Paying States for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Where earth drillers, except oil and gas earn the most: earth drillers, except oil and gas.

State	Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts	$80,780
Illinois	$79,860
New Jersey	$78,340
Alaska	$76,080
Washington	$74,570
New York	$74,150
Nevada	$70,340
Delaware	$68,070
Wisconsin	$67,030
Colorado	$66,500

Skills

Key earth drillers, except oil and gas skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for earth drillers, except oil and gas, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas typically:

• Operate controls to stabilize machines and to position and align drills.
• Start, stop, and control drilling speed of machines and insertion of casings into holes.
• Regulate air pressure, rotary speed, and downward pressure, according to the type of rock or concrete being drilled.
• Select and attach drill bits and drill rods, adding more rods as hole depths increase, and changing drill bits as needed.
• Drive or guide truck-mounted equipment into position, level and stabilize rigs, and extend telescoping derricks.
• Operate machines to flush earth cuttings or to blow dust from holes.
• Verify depths and alignments of boring positions.
• Perform routine maintenance and upgrade work on machines and equipment, such as replacing parts, building up drill bits, and lubricating machinery.
• Select the appropriate drill for the job, using knowledge of rock or soil conditions.
• Document geological formations encountered during work.
• Drive trucks, tractors, or truck-mounted drills to and from work sites.
• Assemble and position machines, augers, casing pipes, and other equipment, using hand and power tools.

Work Activities

• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
• Getting Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

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• Ground Transportation
• Plumbing & Water Supply

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Related Careers

Related occupations to earth drillers, except oil and gas include:

• Construction Laborers
• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
• Pile Driver Operators
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
• Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
• Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Also Known As

Auger Operator, Blast Driller, Blast Hole Driller, Boring Machine Operator, Churn Drill Operator, Churn Driller, Construction Driller, Construction Well Drill Operator, Core Driller, Debris Monitor, Deep Well Contractor, Diamond Driller, Directional Drill Operator, Directional Driller, Drill Hand.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-5023.00