Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991

• J - Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
• J1 - Machine Operators in Manufacturing
• J19 - Machining, Metalworking, Woodworking and Related Machine Operators

J196 - Other Metal Products Machine Operators

Occupations in this unit group are those, not elsewhere classified, primarily concerned with operating one or more automatic machines to produce a variety of metal parts and products.

• Example Titles

  • Barbed-wire-machine operator, metal
  • Can maker, metal
  • Can-body-machine operator, metal
  • Chainmaker, metal, except jewellery
  • Fence maker, metal
  • Fence-making-machine operator, metal
  • Metal-can machine operator
  • Nail making machine operator
  • Netting-machine operator, metal
  • Spring maker, shaper, metal
  • Spring weaver, metal
  • Wire cloth finisher
  • Wire screen maker
  • Wire weaver
  • Wire-screen weaver

• Exclusion

  • Supervisors of metal products machine operators (See J026 Supervisors, Other Mechanical and Metal Products Manufacturing)