1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition, Revision 1  
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MINOR GROUP 821 CONSTRUCTION AND MINING LABOURERS


    CONSTRUCTION AND MINING LABOURERS perform a variety of routine tasks in house building, and road, rail and general construction, and in drilling, mining and mineral ore treatment, usually under close supervision.

    Indicative Skill Level:
    Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

    In Australia:

      AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or

      AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

    In New Zealand:
      NZ Register Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or

      NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

    In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. In the case of some Skill Level 5 occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification, or no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

    Tasks Include:

    • loading and unloading construction materials and equipment, and transporting them around building sites
    • mixing, spreading and levelling concrete, plaster and mortar
    • laying out fence lines and lifting and positioning posts
    • insulating buildings, pipes and ducting
    • fitting awnings, security screens and other home improvements
    • assembling and erecting scaffolding and rigging
    • digging holes and trenches, and spreading, levelling and compacting soil, gravel, sand and ballast
    • erecting and dismantling barricades
    • directing cranes




This section contains the following subsection :
          UNIT GROUP 8211 Building and Plumbing Labourers
          UNIT GROUP 8212 Concreters
          UNIT GROUP 8213 Fencers
          UNIT GROUP 8214 Insulation and Home Improvement Installers
          UNIT GROUP 8215 Paving and Surfacing Labourers
          UNIT GROUP 8216 Railway Track Workers
          UNIT GROUP 8217 Structural Steel Construction Workers
          UNIT GROUP 8219 Other Construction and Mining Labourers

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