Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991

• J - Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
• J1 - Machine Operators in Manufacturing
• J13 - Machine Operators and Related Workers in Chemical, Plastic and Rubber Processing

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)