Miner

NKPD code: 81112009

Current information as of 2026-11-14

10th grade

Second degree of professional qualification and/or completed 10th grade

ClassPlant and Machine Operators and Assemblers

SubclassStationary Plant and Machine Operators

GroupMining and Mineral Processing Plant Operators

Sing. GroupMiners and quarriers

Labor Characteristics

Miners and quarriers operate machines, equipment and hand tools to extract rock, mineral and non-metallic raw materials from surface or underground mines and quarries.

Main Tasks

setting up, operating and monitoring equipment for surface and underground mining, including continuous mining machines for cutting tunnels or galleries;
adjusting and operating drilling or boring equipment in surface or underground mines and quarries;
operating machines and using hand or power tools to remove loose ore, rock, coal and other minerals;
preparing, assembling and installing supports in underground workings;
operating machines to open new shafts, tunnels, ventilation openings and raises;
operating auxiliary equipment such as pumps for removing air, water and mud;
carrying out maintenance, minor repairs, lubrication and cleaning of machines, equipment and tools;
completing records of operations carried out during the shift;
collecting mineral samples for laboratory analysis.
Examples of occupations in this unit group:
Master miner
Miner
Machine operator, excavation (mine)
Machine operator, mining (continuous production)
Machine operator, tunnelling (mine)
Machine operator, transport-technological machine (mine)
Setter, supports (timberman)
Remover, supports
Worker, quarry

Not Included

Supervisor, mine – 3121
Shotfirer (blasting worker) – 7542
Worker, blast hole drilling – 7542
Operator, drilling equipment (wells) – 8113
Worker, mines – 9311
Worker-digger, quarries – 9311

Professions in "Miners and quarriers"

Salt pan worker, salt production Mine rescue worker (gas rescue)Geophysical operator Dosimetrist Measurer, recorder Timberman (prop setter)Master miner Machine operator, transport and technological machine (mine)Machine operator, cutting (mine)Machine operator, electrical substation Machine operator, continuous mining (mine)Machine operator, hole drilling (mine)Machine operator, tunnelling (mine)Mine rescuer Scaler, benches in open-pit mines Operator, control and communication console Sand plating worker Remover, props Worker, rolling (compaction)Worker, ventilation and gas measurements Worker, loading perforators and torpedoes Worker, quarry Worker, mine support structures Worker, mineral beneficiation Worker, dewatering of quarry workplaces Worker, filter cloth preparation Worker, maintenance of personal protective equipment and protective clothing Worker, production and extraction of diamond cutting tools Worker, precious metals panning Worker, fire and gas prevention in mines Worker, mine railway lines and roads Reagent operator Salt producer Driller (borehole)Tally worker, mining Shotcrete worker Filter operator Flotation worker Flotation operator

Source: National Statistical Institute

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