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.

J13 - Machine Operators and Related Workers in Chemical, Plastic and Rubber Processing

Occupations in this minor group are primarily concerned with operating machines in processing chemicals, plastics, and rubber and in water treatment plants.

J131 - Chemical Plant Machine Operators

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with monitoring and operating machinery to blend, mix, and process a wide range of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cleaning and toiletry products.

• Example Titles

  • Acetylene-plant attendant, chemical and chemical products
  • Acid blower, chemical and chemical products
  • Alum evaporator, chemical and chemical products
  • Autoclave operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Batch mixer, chemical
  • Bleacher operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Blender operator, chemical products
  • Block-press operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Briquette operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Catalyst operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Causticiser, chemical and chemical products
  • Coating machine operator, chemical products
  • Colour mixer, chemical products
  • Compressor operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Converter operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Cosmetic maker, chemical and chemical products
  • Crystallizer tender, chemical and chemical products
  • Cylinder filler, chemical and chemical products
  • Digester operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Dope mixer, plastic products
  • Enamel blender, chemical and chemical products
  • Encapsulating machine operator
  • Evaporator operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Formulations blender operator, pesticides
  • Formulations blender, chemical
  • Furnace operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Glue cooker, adhesives
  • Glue maker
  • Glue mixer
  • Granulation operator, chemical products
  • Ink maker
  • Kettle operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Liquid mixerman / woman, photographic chemicals, chemical
  • Mixer operator, chemical
  • Neutralizer, chemical and chemical products
  • Oxidizer, paint and varnish
  • Paint maker, paint and varnish
  • Paint mixer, paint and varnish
  • Perfume maker
  • Pilling machine operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Polish maker, chemical products
  • Powder cutter, chemical and chemical products
  • Powder mixer, chemical products
  • Press operator, chemical products
  • Recovery operator, soap and cleaning compounds
  • Reducer, paint and varnish
  • Screener, chemical and chemical products
  • Separator operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Shellac maker
  • Soapmaker, chemical and chemical products
  • Solution mixer, chemical and chemical products
  • Stain maker, paint and varnish
  • Steamer, chemical and chemical products
  • Sterilizer operator, chemical and chemical products
  • Thinner, paint and varnish
  • Tinter, paint and varnish
  • Varnish maker, paint and varnish
  • Varnish melter, paint and varnish
  • Varnish mixer, paint and varnish

• Exclusion

  • Operators of petroleum, petrochemical or industrial chemical plants operated from central computerized controls (See J112 Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Process Operators)
  • Supervisors of chemical plant machine operators (See J012 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities)

J132 - Plastics Processing Machine Operators

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with setting-up and operating mixing, calendering, extruding, moulding and other processing machines used in the manufacture of plastic parts and products.

• Example Titles

  • Bag machine operator, plastic
  • Bag maker, cellophane
  • Bakelite mixer, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Banbury operator, plastic
  • Blender plastic and synthetic resin
  • Blow moulding operator, plastic
  • Calender operator, plastic
  • Casting-room operator, plastic products
  • Cellophane-bag-machine operator
  • Coagulation operator, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Coagulator, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Colour man, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Compounder, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Compression-plastic moulder
  • Debubblizer, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Extruder operator, plastic
  • Injection moulding operator, plastic
  • Injection-plastic moulder
  • Laminator operator, plastic processing
  • Lead operator, blow moulding, plastic
  • Lead operator, injection moulding, plastic
  • Mixer, bakelite, plastic products
  • Mixing-machine operator, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Mould setter, plastic products
  • Moulder, plastic products
  • Moulding-machine operator, injection, plastic
  • Plastic moulder
  • Plastic sheets impregnator-corrugator
  • Plastic-bag maker
  • Plastic-casket moulder
  • Press operator, plastic products
  • Roll operator, plastic products
  • Roper operator, plastic products
  • Set-up operator, plastic
  • Shaper, plastic products
  • Sheeter operator, plastic products
  • Solution mixer, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Solvent mixer, plastic and synthetic resin
  • Thiokol operator, plastic products
  • Tuber operator, plastic products
  • Vapourizer, plastic products

• Exclusion

  • Supervisors of plastics processing machine operators (See J014 Supervisors, Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing)
  • Workers that produce plastic products by assembling plastic parts (See J225 Plastic Products Assemblers, Finishers and Inspectors)

J133 - Rubber Processing Machine Operators and Related Workers

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with operating rubber processing machinery and assembling and inspecting rubber products.

• Example Titles

  • Air-bag builder, tire and tube
  • Bag builder, tire and tube
  • Banbury operator, rubber and rubber products
  • Band assembler, tire and tube
  • Band builder, tire and tube
  • Bead cutter, tire and tube
  • Beading-machine operator, tire and tube
  • Belt builder, rubber products
  • Belt maker, rubber products
  • Boot cutter, rubber
  • Boot varnisher, rubber
  • Buffer, rubber products
  • Calender operator, rubber products
  • Cement mixer, rubber products
  • Compound sifter, rubber products
  • Cord cutter, rubber products
  • Cord-tire builder, tire and tube
  • Coverer, tire and tube
  • Cure operator, rubber products
  • Cutting machine operator, rubber products
  • Doubling-machine operator, tire and tube
  • Extruding operator, rubber products
  • Flap presser, tire and tube
  • Flap-building-machine operator, tire and tube
  • Foxer, rubber products
  • Gas-mask maker, rubber products
  • Glove maker, rubber
  • Golf-ball maker, rubber products
  • Golf-ball moulder, rubber products
  • Golf-ball vulcanizer
  • Grinder operator, rubber products
  • Grinder, rubber products
  • Heater tender, tire and tube
  • Heel cutter, other rubber products
  • Hose builder, rubber
  • Inspector, rubber manufacturing
  • Kettle tender, tire and tube
  • Laster, rubber products
  • Overshoe maker, rubber products
  • Ply assembler, tire and tube
  • Ply splicer, tire and tube
  • Press operator, rubber products
  • Raincoat maker, rubber
  • Rubber boot maker
  • Rubber buffer
  • Rubber processing machine operator
  • Rubber products assembler
  • Rubber shoe maker, manufacturing
  • Rubber trimmer
  • Rubber-stamp maker
  • Skiver, tire and tube
  • Sole cutter, rubber products
  • Sole maker, rubber products
  • Splitting-machine operator, rubber products
  • Stemmer, tire and tube
  • Strap maker, rubber products
  • Tire buffer, tires and tubes
  • Tire builder
  • Tire finisher, rubber products
  • Tire inspector, tire and tube
  • Tire maker, tire and tube
  • Tire shaper, tire and tube
  • Tread cutter, tire and tube
  • Tube builder, tire and tube
  • Tube finisher, tire and tube
  • Valve fitter, tire and tube
  • Waterproofer, rubber products

• Exclusion

  • Supervisors of rubber processing machine operators (See J014 Supervisors, Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing)

J134 - Water and Waste Plant Operators

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with monitoring and operating computerized control systems and related equipment in water filtration and treatment plants to regulate the treatment and distribution of water, and monitor and operate computerized control systems and related equipment in waste water, sewage treatment and liquid waste plants to regulate the treatment and disposal of sewage and waste.

• Example Titles

  • Filter-plant operator, water
  • Inspector, sewage disposal, plant
  • Operator, liquid waste, treatment plant
  • Operator, pumphouse, water distribution systems
  • Process operator, liquid waste
  • Pumphouse operator, water distribution systems
  • Purification plant operator, water distribution systems
  • Sewage treatment plant operator
  • Waste water treatment plant operator
  • Water filtration plant operator
  • Water plant operator
  • Water treatment plant operator

• Exclusion

  • Supervisors of water and waste plant operators (See J012 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities)