Surface Mining / Quarrying / Construction Drillers & Blasters / Oil & Gas Well Drillers
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NOC 2021: 73402/ NOC 2016: 7372
Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction Drillers & Blasters
NOC 2021: 12102/ NOC 2016: 8232
Oil & Gas Well Drillers
Drillers & Blasters may also be called:
- surface mining blaster
- construction blaster
- construction driller
- foundation drill operator
- open-pit blaster
- open-pit driller
- rotary drilling machine operator
Oil & gas well drillers may also be called:
- assistant driller
- directional drilling operator
- downhole tool operator
- drill stem tester
- service rig operator
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC)