Occupation

821135 Earthmoving Labourer

Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
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Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
Next release Unknown
First release

821135 Earthmoving Labourer

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

Specialisation

  • Grave Digger

ANZSCO skill level

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

  • Skill Level 5: AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education

New Zealand

  • Skill Level 5: NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education

Main tasks

  • Manually excavates and moves earth, rocks, and other materials
  • Loads excavated materials levels onto conveyors, wheelbarrows, and trucks for removal
  • Spreads and levels soil, gravel, and sand on roads and driveways, trench bottoms, and similar locations