ISCO 08 Code 8342                  Earthmoving and related plant operators

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

Task statement
Tasks include:

• operating and monitoring excavating machines, equipped with moveable shovel, grab-bucket or dragline bucket, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials;
• operating and monitoring machines for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines;
• operating and monitoring machines 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 work;
• performing related tasks;
• supervising other workers.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Operator, bulldozer
• Operator, excavator
• Operator, pile-driver
• Operator, road-roller
• Operator, construction plant
• Operator, front-end loader

Notes
(NCvB; Maart 2010)