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MINOR GROUP 833: AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER MOBILE-PLANT OPERATORS
 


    Agricultural and other mobile-plant operators drive, tend, operate and monitor agricultural and other machinery and equipment for handling materials and heavy objects.

    Tasks performed usually include: driving, tending, operating and monitoring tractors and other specialised machinery in agricultural use, or earth-moving, hoisting, lifting and related equipment.

    Supervision of other workers may be included.

    Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:

    8331 Motorised farm and forestry plant operators

    8332 Earth-moving- and related plant operators

    8333 Crane, hoist and related plant operators

    8334 Lifting-truck operators

    Note

    Occupations are classified into Major group 7, Craft and related trades workers, it the tasks are carried out by hand and by hand powered and other tools and call for an understanding of the work organisation, the materials and tools used, and the nature and purpose of the final product.

    Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary occupations if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature, mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort, little or no previous experience and understanding of the work, and limited initiative or judgement.



   
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 Updated 19 September 2004, by VA.