National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

J - Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities

Occupations in this broad occupational category are primarily concerned with supervisory and production work in manufacturing, processing and utilities.

J1 - Machine Operators in Manufacturing

Occupations in this major group are primarily concerned with operating machines to process metals, petroleum, chemicals, rubber and plastics, food and beverages, forest products and textiles.

J11 - Central Control and Process Operators in Manufacturing and Processing

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with process operations in metals, petroleum, chemicals, and pulp and paper.

J111 - Central Control and Process Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing

Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing, operate and monitor multi-function process control machinery and equipment to control the processing of mineral ores, metals or cement. They are employed in mineral ore and metal processing plants such as copper, lead and zinc refineries, uranium processing plants, steel mills, aluminum plants, precious metal refineries and cement processing plants.

• Example Titles

  • alloy control operator - zinc casting
  • bar mill finisher - primary metal processing
  • billet mill roller - primary metal processing
  • blast furnace operator
  • blast furnaceman / woman
  • blooming mill roller
  • breakdown mill operator
  • central control caster
  • central control caster - primary metal processing
  • central control operator - cement manufacturing
  • central control room operator
  • central control room operator - primary metal and mineral products processing
  • chief flotation operator
  • chief operator - zinc pressure leach
  • coke plant by-products operator
  • cold mill operator - primary metal processing
  • concentrator control room operator
  • console operator - cement manufacturing
  • continuous casting operator - primary metal processing
  • control operator, rolling mill - primary metal processing
  • control room furnace operator - smelter
  • control room operator - primary metal processing
  • copper melter
  • copper refinery operator
  • crucible furnace operator
  • crusher control room operator
  • cupola furnace operator - primary metal processing
  • dross furnace operator
  • electric arc furnace operator - primary metal processing
  • electric furnace operator - primary metal and mineral products processing
  • electrolytic refinery process operator
  • furnace operator - primary metal and mineral products processing
  • head charger
  • heater - primary metal processing
  • hot mill roller - primary metal processing
  • induction furnace operator - mineral and metal processing
  • ion exchange operator
  • lead-refining furnace operator
  • melter - primary metal processing
  • metal heater - primary metal processing
  • metal heater operator
  • metal melter
  • metal roaster - primary metal processing
  • metal smelter
  • molybdenum roaster operator
  • nuclear fuel processor
  • open-flame furnace operator - primary metal processing
  • operator, central control - cement manufacturing
  • operator, central control room - primary metal and mineral products processing
  • operator, cold mill - primary metal processing
  • operator, continuous casting machine - primary metal processing
  • operator, roaster - primary metal processing
  • operator, rolling mill control - primary metal processing
  • ore roaster
  • oxygen furnace operator - primary metal processing
  • panel board operator - primary metal and mineral products processing
  • pelletizing control operator
  • perlite expander control panel operator - mineral products processing
  • process operator - primary metal and mineral products processing
  • process operator - zinc pressure leach
  • purity control operator - zinc leaching
  • refinery process operator - primary metal processing
  • reverberatory furnace operator - primary metal processing
  • roaster operator
  • roaster operator - primary metal processing
  • rolling mill control operator
  • rolling mill control operator - primary metal processing
  • slabbing mill roller - primary metal processing
  • slurry controller - primary metal processing
  • smelting furnace operator - primary metal processing
  • steel heater operator
  • steel-degasser process operator
  • vacuum furnace operator - primary metal processing
  • vacuum-degasser process operator - primary metal processing

• Exclusion

  • Occupations concerned with supervising mineral and metal processing workers (See J011 Supervisors, Mineral and Metal Processing)
  • Operators of single function machinery in mineral and metal processing (See J121 Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing)

J112 - Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Process Operators

Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators monitor and operate petroleum, petrochemical and chemical plants and monitor, adjust and maintain processing units and equipment in these plants. They are employed by petroleum and natural gas processing, pipeline and petrochemical companies, industrial, agricultural and specialty chemical and pharmaceutical companies.

• Example Titles

  • absorption operator
  • absorption plant operator
  • acid mixer operator
  • acid plant operator
  • alkylation chief operator
  • alkylation operator
  • alkylation tower tender
  • alum-liquor plant operator
  • ammonia plant operator
  • antibiotics fermenter
  • assistant operator - chemical processing
  • batching chemical process operator
  • benzol agitator operator
  • bitumen extraction plant operator
  • bitumen upgrading plant operator
  • blender, petroleum
  • blender, propellants
  • boardman / woman - chemical processing
  • brine equipment tender
  • brine purification operator
  • burner operator - petroleum
  • catalyst operator, gasoline
  • catalytic cracking unit operator
  • caustic cell operator
  • cell room operator, chlor-alkali plant
  • chemical process operator
  • chemical process unit operator
  • chemical roaster
  • chief operator - chemical processing
  • chief operator, batching process
  • chief operator, continuous process
  • chief operator, synthesis
  • chief technician, chemical processing
  • chlorination plant operator
  • chlorine plant operator
  • coal gas exhaust operator
  • coal tar distiller
  • column operator - chemical processing
  • compressor operator, gas processing
  • compressor operator, natural gas
  • compressor station operator - pipelines
  • control panel operator - chemical processing
  • controller - oil
  • controller, oil movement
  • cracking plant operator
  • desulphurizer operator
  • dispatcher, gas
  • dispatcher, oil
  • dissolver-precipitator
  • distillation operator
  • distillation operator, petroleum
  • explosives senior operator
  • fertilizer maker, phosphate process
  • filter operator - petroleum, gas and chemical processing
  • fractionator operator
  • fuel gas treater
  • gas dispatcher
  • gas field operator
  • gas field production operator
  • gas liquefaction and regasification plant operator
  • gas pipeline operator
  • gas plant operator
  • gas pressure regulator
  • gas recovery operator
  • gasoline catalyst operator
  • gas-treating unit operator
  • gauger, oil
  • gauger, pipelines
  • glycerine refiner
  • glycerine refinery operator
  • grease maker
  • heavy water chemical process operator
  • hydrogen process plant operator
  • lead operator - chemical processing
  • liquefaction plant operator
  • master operator - chemical processing
  • mixer, wet explosives
  • naphthalene clarifier
  • nitric acid oxidation plant operator
  • nitrocellulose maker
  • nitroglycerine maker
  • nitroglycerine nitrator operator
  • nitroglycerine separator
  • nitroglycerine separator operator
  • oil blender
  • oil controller
  • oil dispatcher
  • oil field production operator
  • oil field pumper
  • oil movement controller
  • oil pipeline operator
  • oil refiner
  • oil refinery process operator
  • operating technician - chemical processing
  • operations technician - chemical processing
  • operator, catalytic conversion
  • operator, chemical process
  • operator, chemical process unit
  • operator, chlorination plant
  • operator, compressor station - pipelines
  • operator, control panel - chemical processing
  • operator, desulphurizing unit
  • operator, distillation equipment
  • operator, filter - petroleum, gas and chemical processing
  • operator, fractionator - petroleum
  • operator, heavy water chemical process
  • operator, liquefaction plant
  • operator, nitric acid oxidation plant
  • operator, oxygen recovery plant
  • operator, panel - chemical processing
  • operator, petroleum process
  • operator, petroleum refinery
  • operator, pharmaceutical processing
  • operator, polymerization unit
  • operator, power switchboard - chemical processing
  • operator, production - chemical processing
  • operator, purification - chemical processing
  • operator, refinery
  • oxygen recovery plant operator
  • panel operator - chemical processing
  • petroleum process operator
  • petroleum refiner
  • petroleum refinery operator
  • petroleum unit operator
  • pharmaceutical processing operator
  • pilot plant tender
  • pipeline compressor station operator
  • pipeline gauger
  • polymerization kettle operator
  • polymerization unit operator
  • power switchboard operator - chemical
  • process technician
  • process technician - chemical processing
  • processing laboratory operator
  • processing operator - chemical processing
  • processor, sterile products - chemical processing
  • production operator - chemical processing
  • propellant blender
  • pump station operator - pipelines
  • pumping station operator
  • purification operator - chemical processing
  • refinery operator
  • refinery process technician
  • rotary furnace tender - chemical processing
  • senior operating technician
  • senior operator - chemical processing
  • sterile products processor - chemical processing
  • sulphuric acid plant operator
  • tank farm operator
  • technician, process - chemical processing
  • technician, refinery process
  • tender, pilot plant
  • thermal acid equipment operator
  • treater, fuel gas
  • treater, petroleum
  • upgrader process operator - petroleum
  • wet explosives mixer

• Exclusion

  • Operators of mixing, blending and other single function processing machines (See J131 Chemical Plant Machine Operators)
  • Supervisors of petroleum, gas and chemical process operators (See J012 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities)

J113 - Pulping Control Operators

Pulping control operators operate and monitor multi-function process control machinery and equipment to control the processing of wood, scrap pulp, recyclable paper and other cellulose materials in the production of pulp. They are employed by pulp and paper companies.

• Example Titles

  • batch digester operator
  • batch operator - pulp and paper
  • batch process cook - pulp and paper
  • beater engineer - pulp and paper
  • beater room lead hand - pulp and paper
  • bleach field operator - pulp and paper
  • bleach plant operator
  • bleach plant operator - pulp and paper
  • bleach stock preparation operator - pulp and paper
  • bleacher operator - pulp and paper
  • chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) operator
  • continuous digester operator - pulp and paper
  • continuous process cook - pulp and paper
  • control operator, pulping - pulp and paper
  • control room operator - pulp and paper
  • cook - pulp and paper
  • cooking systems operator - pulp and paper
  • CTMP (chemi-thermomechanical pulp) operator
  • digester cook - pulp and paper
  • digester field operator
  • digester operator
  • digester operator - pulp and paper
  • mixing operator - pulp and paper
  • operator, bleach plant - pulp and paper
  • operator, bleacher - pulp and paper
  • operator, control room - pulp and paper
  • operator, digester - pulp and paper
  • operator, pulping group - pulp and paper
  • operator, thermomechanical pulp
  • panel operator - pulp and paper
  • peroxide bleach plant operator - pulp and paper
  • pulp cook
  • pulp maker
  • pulping control operator
  • pulping group operator - pulp and paper
  • pulping technician
  • recovery plant operator - pulp and paper
  • thermomechanical pulp operator

• Exclusion

  • Operators of single function processing machinery used to make pulp (See J142 Pulp Mill Machine Operators)
  • Supervisors of pulping control operators (See J015 Supervisors, Forest Products Processing)

J114 - Papermaking and Coating Control Operators

Papermaking and coating control operators operate and monitor multi-function process control machinery and equipment to control the processing of paper, paper pulp and paperboard. They are employed by pulp and paper companies.

• Example Titles

  • back tender, paper machine
  • control operator, paper machine
  • cylinder machine operator - pulp and paper
  • fourdrinier machine operator
  • fourdrinier machine operator - pulp and paper
  • operator, coating machine - pulp and paper
  • operator, fourdrinier machine - pulp and paper
  • operator, panelboard - pulp and paper
  • operator, paper machine
  • panelboard operator - pulp and paper
  • paper machine control operator
  • paper machine operator
  • paper maker
  • paper-coating machine operator
  • second hand, paper machine

• Exclusion

  • Operators of single function machines to make, coat and finish paper (See J143 Papermaking and Finishing Machine Operators)
  • Supervisors of papermaking machine operators (See J015 Supervisors, Forest Products Processing)