Will AI replace Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining?
Yes. I've already started.
Time left: 5 years and 3 months · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
Operate underground loading or moving machine to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What loading and moving machine operators, underground mining do all day (for now)
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.
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 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.
Also known as
Buggy Driver, Buggy Man, Buggy Operator, Buggy Runner, Car Dropper, Car Dumper, Car Pincher, Cart Driver
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace loading and moving machine operators, underground mining?
Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 5 years and 3 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces loading and moving machine operators, underground mining?
5 years and 3 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which loading and moving machine operators, underground mining tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: pry off loose material from roofs and move it into the paths of machines, using crowbars. The rest follows.