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Roof Bolters, Mining vs Riggers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Roof Bolters, Mining and Riggers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Roof Bolters, Mining Riggers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$76,640
$62,060
Employment · BLS OEWS
2,230
24,190
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
10th pct
61st pct

At a glance

Dimension Roof Bolters, Mining Riggers
Median pay $76,640 $62,060
Employment 2,230 24,190
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-34.2%) About average (+3.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 100 2,500
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 10th pct Moderate · 61st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk — 10th pct · 13% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman — No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Control Precision, Manual Dexterity, Extent Flexibility, Problem Sensitivity, Multilimb Coordination, Reaction Time, Near Vision, Depth Perception, Production and Processing, Operation and Control, Information Ordering, Static Strength, Education and Training, Mechanical, Public Safety and Security, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Trunk Strength, Active Listening, Far Vision, Speech Recognition, Speaking, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning.

Specific to Roof Bolters, Mining

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Selective Attention
  • Response Orientation
  • Troubleshooting
  • Rate Control
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Stamina
  • Gross Body Equilibrium

Specific to Riggers

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • Design
  • English Language
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Building and Construction
  • Mathematics
  • Reading Comprehension

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Specific to Roof Bolters, Mining

Specific to Riggers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Roof Bolters, Mining or Riggers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Roof Bolters, Mining vs Riggers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/roof-bolters-mining-vs-riggers

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Singulariki. (2026). Roof Bolters, Mining vs Riggers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/roof-bolters-mining-vs-riggers

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  year   = {2026},
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