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How exposed to AI is a Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining?

Of the 28 tasks O*NET lists for loading and moving machine operators, underground mining, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 23 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Coal Hauler OperatorEquipment OperatorLoad Haul Dump Operator (LHD Operator)Loader OperatorLoading Machine OperatorMiner OperatorProduction MinerRam Car OperatorShuttle Car OperatorUnderground Miner
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
28
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 38
4k
people do this job in the US
11 of 61
least protected in construction

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Notify switching departments to deliver specific types of cars

Only with software built on top

4
  • Monitor loading processes to ensure that materials are loaded according to specifications
  • Observe and record car numbers, carriers, customers, tonnages, and grades and conditions of material
  • Read written instructions or confer with supervisors about schedules and materials to be moved
  • Maintain records of materials moved

Cannot be sped up

23
  • Handle high voltage sources and hang electrical cables
  • Drive loaded shuttle cars to ramps and move controls to discharge loads into mine cars or onto conveyors
  • Pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars
  • Move trailing electrical cables clear of obstructions, using rubber safety gloves
  • Control conveyors that run the entire length of shuttle cars to distribute loads as loading progresses
  • Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines
  • Examine roadway and clear obstructions from the path of travel
  • Drive machines into piles of material blasted from working faces
  • Operate levers to move conveyor booms or shovels so that mine contents such as coal, rock, and ore can be placed into cars or onto conveyors
  • Clean, fuel, service, and perform safety checks on all equipment, and repair and replace parts as necessary
  • Clean hoppers, and clean spillage from tracks, walks, driveways, and conveyor decking
  • Oil, lubricate, and adjust conveyors, crushers, and other equipment, using hand tools and lubricating equipment
  • Measure, weigh, or verify levels of rock, gravel, or other excavated material to prevent equipment overloads
  • Replace hydraulic hoses, headlight bulbs, and gathering-arm teeth
  • Stop gathering arms when cars are full
  • Move mine cars into position for loading and unloading, using pinchbars inserted under car wheels to position cars under loading spouts
  • Advance machines to gather material and convey it into cars
  • Signal workers to move loaded cars
  • Guide and stop cars by switching, applying brakes, or placing scotches, or wooden wedges, between wheels and rails
  • Inspect boarding and locking of open-top box cars and wedging of side-drop and hopper cars to prevent loss of material in transit
  • Direct other workers to move stakes, place blocks, position anchors or cables, or move materials
  • Push or ride cars down slopes, or hook cars to cables and control cable drum brakes, to ease cars down inclines
  • Open and close bottom doors of cars to dump contents
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.