8342 Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators
Earthmoving and related plant operators operate machines to excavate, grade, level, smooth and compact earth or similar materials. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovels, grab-buckets or dragline buckets, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials; (b) operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines; (c) operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blades to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials; (d) operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water; (e) operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground; (f) operating and monitoring power rollers to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads and pavements, and similar work; (g) operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces. 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.
Where 8342 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >8 Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
- >>83 Drivers and Mobile Plant Operators
- >>>834 Mobile Plant Operators
- >>>>8342 Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators
- >>>>8342 Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators
8342 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 2 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
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- 4370b117-d9ec-424c-80de-fd92ba740f65broadroad roller operator
- 47c27a07-4657-42b7-adee-d805902c1ff8broaddredge operator
- 5f68c4c3-9d25-48e2-8efc-5471a80fb155broadroad construction worker
- b4f4b21e-7664-45ca-9697-9123cfd8c9efbroadpile driving hammer operator
- b5b8c259-7557-4f5f-9f56-155b038946c1broadsurface mine plant operator
- cae71f3f-ad4d-480e-b501-bff22827e60cbroadbulldozer operator
- cb3c0f82-a79b-4518-ad1f-5463b3e74831broadscraper operator
- eedbf8b1-9432-4f42-ab7f-db5cd3eb2a05broadexcavator operator
Other ISCO-08 codes under 8342 Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 8342?
- ISCO-08 8342 is "Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators". Earthmoving and related plant operators operate machines to excavate, grade, level, smooth and compact earth or similar materials. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovels, grab-buckets or dragline buckets, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials; (b) operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines; (c) operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blades to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials; (d) operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water; (e) operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground; (f) operating and monitoring power rollers to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads and pavements, and similar work; (g) operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces. 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.
- How does ISCO-08 8342 map to other classification systems?
- 8342 Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (1bcc6461-4cc2-4732-a6d0-901687046443, 426c8cca-31f7-4a88-af60-6f5365ab3a62, 4370b117-d9ec-424c-80de-fd92ba740f65, +7 more); SOC 2018 (47-2071, 47-2072, 47-2073, +1 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 8342?
- 8342 Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators sits under 8342 Earthmoving and Related Plant Operators in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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