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Occupation

821135 Earthmoving Labourer

Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
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Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

821135 Earthmoving Labourer

Performs routine tasks in excavating earth, clearing and levelling sites, and digging irrigation channels.

Specialisation

  • Grave Digger

Skill level: 5

Main tasks

  • Performs routine tasks to manually excavate and move earth, rocks and other materials
  • Loads excavated materials onto conveyors, wheelbarrows and trucks for removal
  • Spreads and levels soil, gravel and sand on roads and driveways, trench bottoms and similar locations