8111 Miners and Quarriers
Miners and quarriers operate plant, machinery and hand tools to extract rocks, mineral ores and other deposits from underground and surface mines and quarries. Tasks include - (a) positioning, operating and monitoring the performance of a variety of underground and surface mining equipment including continuous mining, cutting and channelling plant; (b) setting up and operating drilling equipment in underground and surface mines and quarries; (c) operating machinery and using hand or power tools to remove loosened rock, ore, coal and other deposits; (d) preparing, fitting and installing supports in underground workings including rock bolts; (e) operating machinery to open new shafts, drives, air vents and rises; (f) operating auxiliary plant such as pumps to expel air, water and mud; (g) performing minor maintenance and repairs and lubricating and cleaning plant, machines and tools; (h) completing records detailing operations completed during shifts; (i) collecting mineral samples for laboratory analysis. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bogger operator - Continuous miner operator - Dragline operator (mining) - Driller (mining) - Jumbo operator - Miner - Mining plant operator - Quarrier - Roof bolter (mining) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Mining supervisor - 3121 - Blaster - 7542 - Shotfirer - 7542 - Driller (oil or gas well) - 8113 - Mining labourer - 9311 - Quarry labourer - 9311.
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- What is ISCO-08 8111?
- ISCO-08 8111 is "Miners and Quarriers". Miners and quarriers operate plant, machinery and hand tools to extract rocks, mineral ores and other deposits from underground and surface mines and quarries. Tasks include - (a) positioning, operating and monitoring the performance of a variety of underground and surface mining equipment including continuous mining, cutting and channelling plant; (b) setting up and operating drilling equipment in underground and surface mines and quarries; (c) operating machinery and using hand or power tools to remove loosened rock, ore, coal and other deposits; (d) preparing, fitting and installing supports in underground workings including rock bolts; (e) operating machinery to open new shafts, drives, air vents and rises; (f) operating auxiliary plant such as pumps to expel air, water and mud; (g) performing minor maintenance and repairs and lubricating and cleaning plant, machines and tools; (h) completing records detailing operations completed during shifts; (i) collecting mineral samples for laboratory analysis. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bogger operator - Continuous miner operator - Dragline operator (mining) - Driller (mining) - Jumbo operator - Miner - Mining plant operator - Quarrier - Roof bolter (mining) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Mining supervisor - 3121 - Blaster - 7542 - Shotfirer - 7542 - Driller (oil or gas well) - 8113 - Mining labourer - 9311 - Quarry labourer - 9311.
- How does ISCO-08 8111 map to other classification systems?
- 8111 Miners and Quarriers has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (364e61ab-1631-4fe1-a170-e88797aad6f9, 425f4904-3a7a-4ad0-ac5b-42b38392f768, 4542ff68-f809-4ba1-857c-fd26d0914eaa, +2 more); SOC 2018 (47-5041, 47-5049, 47-5051). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 8111?
- 8111 Miners and Quarriers sits under 8111 Miners and Quarriers in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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