Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991

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.

J12 - Machine Operators and Related Workers in Metal and Mineral Products Processing

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with operating machines in the processing of minerals and metals; making moulds and casting metals; glassmaking; stone, clay and concrete products making; and inspecting and grading work associated with all these products.

J121 - Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with operating either single function machinery or machinery that is part of a larger production process in mineral and metal processing. Machine operators in mineral and metal processing are employed in mineral ore treatment facilities, metal processing operations and cement manufacturing plants.

• Example Titles

  • Burner, cement manufacturing
  • Cement miller
  • Crusher plant operator, mineral and metal processing
  • Drier operator, mineral and metal processing
  • Extruder operator, primary metal
  • Extrusion press operator, primary metal
  • Extrusion-machine operator, primary metal
  • Metal extruder, primary metal
  • Metal quencher, primary metal
  • Mill control operator, cement
  • Punch press operator, mineral and metal processing
  • Pusher car operator, mineral and metal processing
  • Quench car operator, mineral and metal processing
  • Rock-crusher operator
  • Second furnaceman / woman, mineral and metal processing
  • Sinter machine operator, mineral and metal processing
  • Slurry operator, mineral and metal processing
  • Stone-crusher operator, mineral and metal processing

• Exclusion

  • Operators of multi-function machinery in mineral and metal processing (See J111 Central Control and Process Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing)

J122 - Foundry Workers

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with making foundry moulds and cores by hand or machine, casting molten metal, and operating furnaces in the foundry industry.

• Example Titles

  • Bench coremaker, metal processing
  • Bench moulder, metal processing
  • Bonding-machine tender, metal processing
  • Brass moulder, metal processing
  • Bullet moulder, metal processing
  • Casting machine operator, metal processing
  • Casting moulder, metal processing
  • Casting operator, metal processing
  • Ceramic mould maker, metal processing
  • Copper moulder, metal processing
  • Core assembler, metal processing
  • Core finisher, metal processing
  • Core fitter, metal processing
  • Core jointer, metal processing
  • Coremaker, metal processing
  • Die-casting machine operator, metal processing
  • Die-casting-machine tender, metal processing
  • Dry moulder, metal processing
  • Dry-sand moulder, metal processing
  • Foundry mould-finisher, metal processing
  • Granular-aluminium caster, non-ferrous metal
  • Grey-iron moulder, metal processing
  • Hot moulder, metal processing
  • Iron moulder, metal processing
  • Lead caster
  • Lead moulder, metal processing
  • Lead shot caster, metal processing
  • Machine coremaker, metal processing
  • Machine mouldmaker, metal processing
  • Manual moulder, metal processing
  • Metal caster, metal processing
  • Metal moulder, metal processing
  • Mould caster, metal processing
  • Mould closer, metal processing
  • Mould finisher, metal processing
  • Mould setter, metal processing
  • Moulder, metal, metal processing
  • Moulding-machine operator, metal processing
  • Mouldmaker, metal processing
  • Ornamental caster, metal
  • Pattern moulder, metal processing
  • Pit moulder, metal processing
  • Sand coremaker, metal processing
  • Sand moulder, metal processing
  • Sand thrower, iron and steel; non-ferrous metal
  • Shell coremaker, metal processing
  • Shell moulder, metal processing
  • Shell-mould bonder, metal processing
  • Steel moulder, metal processing
  • Wheel moulder, metal processing
  • White metal caster, metal processing

• Exclusion

  • Occupations concerned with making metal moulds (See H312 Tool and Die Makers)
  • Supervisors of foundry workers (See J011 Supervisors, Mineral and Metal Processing)

J123 - Glass Forming and Finishing Machine Operators and Glass Cutters

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with operating multi-function process control machinery or single function machines to melt, form, cut or finish flat glass, glassware, bottles, and other glass products. Glass cutters cut flat glass of various thicknesses to specified sizes and shapes by hand.

• Example Titles

  • Annealer, glass and glass products
  • Automatic cutting table operator, glass and glass products
  • Banding-machine tender, glassware
  • Beveler, glass and glass products
  • Beveling-machine operator, glass and glass products
  • Bonding machine operator, glass and glass products
  • Bottle maker, glass and glass products
  • Breaker, glass and glass products
  • Coating line operator, glass and glass products
  • Drill operator, glass and glass products
  • Edger operator, glass and glass products
  • Float operator, glass and glass products
  • Furnace operator, glass and glass products
  • Furnace tender, glass and glass products
  • Glass bender, manufacturing
  • Glass breaker, glass and glass products
  • Glass calibrator, glass and glass products
  • Glass cutter, manufacturing
  • Glass decorator, manufacturing
  • Glass driller, glass and glass products
  • Glass engraver, manufacturing
  • Glass finisher, glass and glass products
  • Glass grinder, glass and glass products
  • Glass moulder, glass and glass products
  • Glass polisher, glass and glass products
  • Glass rougher, glass and glass products
  • Glass-grinding-machine feeder
  • Glass-mould cleaner, glass and glass products
  • Glassware banding-machine tender
  • Lehr operator, glass and glass products
  • Lehr tender, glass and glass products
  • Lens moulder, glass and glass products
  • Melter, glass and glass products
  • Mixer, glass and glass products
  • Mould polisher, glass and glass products
  • Oven tender, glass and glass products
  • Press operator, glass and glass products
  • Presser, glass and glass products
  • Silvering line operator, glass and glass products
  • Special glass cutter
  • Temperer, glass and glass products
  • Tempering furnace operator, glass and glass products

• Exclusion

  • Glass blowing by hand is classified in unit group (See F144 Artisans and Craftspersons)
  • Supervisors of glass forming and finishing machine operators (See J011 Supervisors, Mineral and Metal Processing)

J124 - Concrete, Clay and Stone Forming Operators

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with constructing moulds and casting concrete; extruding, moulding, pressing, shaping and finishing pottery, bricks, tiles and other clay products; cutting, shaping, grinding, polishing and finishing stone; and operating machinery to produce concrete products.

• Example Titles

  • Auger press operator, clay products
  • Beveler, stonework
  • Block cuber, concrete products
  • Block machine operator, concrete products
  • Block maker, concrete products
  • Brick and tile making machine operator, clay products
  • Brick cutter, clay products
  • Brick moulder, clay products
  • Brick presser, clay products
  • Brick-cutting-machine operator, clay products
  • Brick-machine set-up operator, clay products
  • Brick-moulding-machine operator, clay products
  • Brick-press-feeder, clay products
  • Caster, clay products
  • Cement-block maker
  • Cement-block moulder
  • Circular-saw operator, stonework
  • Clay mixer, clay products
  • Clay products extruder
  • Clay products finisher
  • Clay products former
  • Clayware driller, clay products
  • Concrete products former
  • Concrete-block maker
  • Concrete-block-machine operator, concrete products
  • Cut-off machine operator, clay products
  • Cut-off-saw operator, stonework
  • Cutter operator, clay products
  • Drill-press operator, stonework
  • Gang sawyer, stonework
  • Granite carver
  • Granite cutter
  • Granite polisher
  • Green truer, clay products
  • Grinder, clay products
  • Jigger operator, clay products
  • Jiggerman / woman, clay products
  • Lathe operator, stonework
  • Laundry-tub maker, concrete products
  • Letter cutter, stonework
  • Letterer, stonework
  • Machine operator, clay products
  • Machine operator, concrete pipe
  • Machine operator, concrete products
  • Marble cutter
  • Marble polisher
  • Mixer operator, concrete products
  • Monument engraver
  • Monument letterer
  • Monument worker, stonework
  • Mould maker, clay products
  • Moulder, clay products
  • Pipe finisher, clay products
  • Planer, stonework
  • Polisher, clay products
  • Precast-concrete moulder
  • Presser, clay products
  • Radial-drill operator, concrete products
  • Ripsaw operator, stonework
  • Sagger preparer, clay products
  • Stone cutter
  • Stone decorator
  • Stone dresser
  • Stone driller
  • Stone engraver
  • Stone finisher
  • Stone former
  • Stone letterer
  • Stone moulder
  • Stone planer
  • Stone polisher
  • Stone rubber
  • Stone sawyer
  • Tile maker, clay products
  • Tile moulder, clay products

• Exclusion

  • Supervisors of concrete, clay and stone forming operators (See J011 Supervisors, Mineral and Metal Processing)

J125 - Inspectors and Testers, Mineral and Metal Processing

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with inspecting, grading, sampling or testing mineral ores, metals, cement or similar products resulting from mineral or metal processing.

• Example Titles

  • Brick and tile inspector
  • Casting tester, mineral and metal processing
  • Cement plant, inspector
  • Checker, core, mineral and metal processing
  • Clay products grader
  • Coke inspector, mineral and metal processing
  • Core checker, mineral and metal processing
  • Core inspector, mineral and metal processing
  • Fibreglass tester
  • Glass inspector
  • Hardness inspector, mineral and metal processing
  • Hardness tester, mineral and metal processing
  • Heat-treating inspector, mineral and metal processing
  • Inspector, core, mineral and metal processing
  • Inspector, hardness, mineral and metal processing
  • Iron-pellet-hardness tester
  • Metal hardness tester
  • Metal processing inspector
  • Mineral sampler
  • Molten metal sampler
  • Ore grader, mineral and metal processing
  • Ore sampler, mineral and metal processing
  • Plant sampler, mineral and metal processing
  • Sampler, mineral and metal processing
  • Sheet steel inspector
  • Steel tester
  • Tester, casting, mineral and metal processing
  • Tester, hardness, mineral and metal processing

• Exclusion

  • Nondestructive testers (See C161 Nondestructive Testers and Inspectors)