Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
AI Impact
This role involves tasks that AI currently automates poorly — complex judgment, physical variability, or heavy emotional labor.
Robotics Impact
Some structured physical tasks are automatable. Human oversight and adaptive judgment remain necessary.
Most AI-Affected Tasks in This Role
Enter commands or load control media, such as tapes, cards, or disks, into machine controllers to retrieve programmed instructions.
Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
Take dictation using shorthand, a stenotype machine, or headsets and transcribing machines.
Develop or apply data mining and machine learning algorithms.
Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions.
Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments.
Enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.
Gather data from sources such as surface or upper air stations, satellites, weather bureaus, or radar for use in meteorological reports or forecasts.
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