职业描述：Mine Service Workers and Operators in Oil and Gas Drilling (841)

At Work
People in this group work for coal, metal and non-metallic mineral mines, drilling and well service contractors and petroleum producing companies.
Underground mine service and support workers perform a wide range of mining activities related to the operations of orepasses, chutes and conveyor systems, the construction and support of underground structures, passages and roadways, and the provision of materials and supplies. They operate bulldozers, graders, diesel and electric track haulage equipment.
Oil and gas drilling workers operate drilling machinery and service rig machinery equipment such as drilling mud systems and pumps, diesel motors, transmissions and other mechanical equipment, and perform other activities as intermediate members of drilling rig crews.
Oil and gas well services operators drive trucks and operate specialized hydraulic pumping systems to place cement in wells and to treat wells with chemicals, sand mixtures and gases to stimulate production.

Education, Training and Experience
People in this group require different educational and training backgrounds depending on their area of work.

Underground mine service and support workers usually have a high school diploma, complete formal and on-the-job training as helpers or in support occupations, and have experience as mine labourers. They often require company licensing or certification. They may also obtain basic common core program certification.
Oil and gas drilling workers and services operators may require a high school diploma and first-aid, hydrogen-sulphide awareness, blowout prevention or other safety certificates. They usually require industry experience as an assistant or labourer.
Oil and gas well services operators require training with experienced operators.

About these Occupations
8,000 persons were employed in these occupations in 1996, down 0.9% from 1986. Over the same period, employment in all occupations grew by 13.1%.

73% of these workers are oil and gas well drilling workers and services operators; 27% are underground mine service and support workers.
5% of workers in these occupations work part-time, well below the average of 19% for all occupations.
10% of workers in these occupations are self-employed, compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
7% of persons working in these occupations are women, well below the average of 45% in all occupations.
The unemployment rate in these occupations averaged 8.5% from 1994 to 1996, compared to an average of 6.7% for all occupations.
Average earnings of year-round, full-time workers in these occupations in 1995 were $43,800, well above the average of $35,700 for all occupations. These earnings are among the highest for occupations at this skill level and for occupations in primary industry.
Employment in these occupations is not very sensitive to overall economic conditions and not seasonal.

Full-Time Earnings

1995 Full-Time Earnings*
$64,800 Highest
$43,800 Average
$22,100 Lowest

* Full-time earnings of the highest 10%, the average and the lowest 10% of workers. $35,700 is the average for all occupations.

Looking to the Year 2001
Current labour market conditions for new entrants in these occupations are fair. Labour market conditions for new entrants will remain fair through 2001.

Conditions in these occupations are always volatile, depending as they do on fluctuating commodities prices in international markets.
Most of the increase in labour requirements through 2001 for these occupations will occur in the mining services industry.