// Unit group · 8342

Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators

Earthmoving and related plant operators operate machines to excavate, grade, level, smooth and compact earth or similar materials.

8 Plant and Machine Operators, and Assemblers / 83 Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators / 834 Mobile Plant Operators / All level 4

// Working conditions

DrivingHeat and coldMachineryNoiseShift work

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovel, grab-bucket or dragline bucket, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials

operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines

operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blade to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials

operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water

operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground

operating and monitoring power roller to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads, pavements and similar work

operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Bulldozer operator
- Excavator operator
- Front-end loader operator
- Pile-driver operator
- Road-roller operator
- Road surface laying machine operator
- Snow-groomer operator

Indexed job titles 34