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Roof Bolters, Mining
Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.
- Median pay
- $76,640
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- -34.2%
- Declining
- Typical entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Key skills
- Operation and Control
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Active Listening
- Equipment Maintenance
- Speaking
What they do
- Drill bolt holes into roofs at specified distances from ribs or adjacent bolts.
- Pull down loose rock that cannot be supported.
- Position bolting machines, and insert drill bits into chucks.
- Perform safety checks on equipment before operating.
- Perform tests to determine if methane gas is present.
- Force bolts into holes, using hydraulic mechanisms of self-propelled bolting machines.
- Perform ventilation tasks, such as hanging ventilation curtains and tubes.
- Dust rocks after bolting.
- Install various types of bolts, including truss, glue, and resin bolts, traversing entire ceiling spans.
- Drill test holes and test bolts for specified tension, using torque wrenches.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.