Also called: Core Lab Technician, Core Logger
Handles, cuts, and catalogs long cylinders of rock drilled from deep underground.
You saw drill cores in half, photograph them, box them, and track thousands of samples in a core warehouse or mining camp.
Based on geological technicians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma or associate degree; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Geology, Earth Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated core scanners photograph and log cores; sawing, boxing and moving rock stay hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to core labs and mining or drilling companies for core technician jobs (18+ for rock saws)
Classes: Earth science, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4043.
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