Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

• Inspect equipment or tools to be used in construction or excavation.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Operate drilling equipment.
• Operate pumps or compressors.
• Maintain drilling equipment.
• Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.
• Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
• Determine appropriate locations for operations or installations.
• Select construction equipment.
• Assemble products or production equipment.

• Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
• Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Having face-to-face discussions.
• Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
• Exposure to hazardous equipment.
• Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Working outdoors exposed to weather.
• The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
• Responsibility for others' health and safety.

• Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation

• Ground Transportation
• Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Monitoring Equipment—Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operating Equipment—Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Maintaining Equipment—Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Controlling Quality—Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Repairing—Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Troubleshooting—Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

• Mechanical—Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Transportation—Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Public Safety and Security—Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Design—Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Engineering and Technology—Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Mathematics—Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Production and Processing—Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Law and Government—Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Physics—Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

• Realistic—Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
• Investigative—Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

• Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
• Rail Car Repairers
• Excavating and Loading Machine Operators
• Paving Equipment Operators
• Highway Maintenance Workers
• Dredge Operators
• Pile-Driver Operators
• Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators
• Extraction Worker Helpers
• Pipelayers

• Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Support Activities for Mining
• Mining (except Oil and Gas)

• Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
• Rail Car Repairers
• Excavating and Loading Machine Operators
• Paving Equipment Operators
• Highway Maintenance Workers
• Dredge Operators
• Pile-Driver Operators
• Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators
• Extraction Worker Helpers
• Pipelayers