Description
Operate horizontal directional drilling (HDD) rigs to install underground utilities and conduits along planned bore paths, steering and tracking drill heads to avoid existing utilities, managing drilling fluids, and performing pilot bores, reaming, pullback, and equipment maintenance for construction and civil projects.
Skills
Content
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Equipment Selection
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
- • Equipment Maintenance
- • Troubleshooting
- • Quality Control Analysis
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Rate Control
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
- • Depth Perception
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Hearing Sensitivity
- • Auditory Attention
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
Engineering and Technology
- • Design
- • Mechanical
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Construction
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
