Overview
All Other Stationary Plant Operators
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$1,886 Weekly Pay
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Strong Future Growth
Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators
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2,500 workers Employment Size
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Lower skill Skill level rating
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90% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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50 hours Average full-time
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44 years Average age
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9% female Gender Share
Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators operate plants to load, unload, move, store and stack bulk materials such as grain, sugar and mineral ore.
Specialisations: Bulk Fluids Handler, Conveyor Belt Operator, Grain Handler, Palletiser Operator, Tank Farm Operator (Petroleum).
You can work as a Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operator without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A certificate II in resource processing might be helpful.
Tasks
- Assists with physical inventory counts and processes.
- Completes daily log sheets for bulk plant operations and documents all maintenance activities, as well as time sheets, job sheets and other paperwork for billing purposes.
- Co-ordinates with outside agencies for shipping of in-bound/out-bound products.
- Ensures all materials coming into or leaving the plant are properly documented and enters production tickets, goods receipts and shipping documentation.
- Ensures that materials are properly labelled and that the disposal of materials is handled in a safe manner that complies with environmental standards.
- Operates vehicles used for transporting bulk products and utilises materials handling equipment, such as loaders, forklifts and pallet jacks, to move materials within the plant.
- Performs calculations to determine appropriate mixtures, weights and volumes, as well as measuring out the appropriate amount of raw material to meet order specifications.
- Blends and mixes all bulk products for on-time delivery and as per the programmed design.
- Packages, labels and loads finished products as per order requirements.
- Performs daily inspections of bulk plant equipment and materials, maintains all equipment, and ensures bulk plant is kept clean.
Prospects
The number of people working as Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators (in their main job) fell over 5 years:
from 2,800 in 2011 to 2,500 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Many Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators work in Western Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Transport, Postal and Warehousing; Mining; and Wholesale Trade.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (90%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 50 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 44 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 9% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You can work as a Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operator without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A certificate II in resource processing might be helpful.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Stationary Plant Operators who communicate well with others, are polite, courteous and reliable.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
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Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
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Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
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Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Auditory attention
Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Perceptual speed
Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Depth perception
Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
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Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
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Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Giving expert advice
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 53-7011.00 - Conveyor Operators and Tenders.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
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Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Loud or uncomfortable sounds
Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.
-
Minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
Be exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
-
Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Dangerous conditions
Work near dangers like high voltage electricity, flammable material, explosives or chemicals.
-
Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
-
Angry or unpleasant people
Deal with unpleasant, angry, or rude people.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
-
Work at heights
Work in high places (e.g., on poles, scaffolding, catwalks, or ladders).
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Outdoors, under cover
Work outdoors, under cover (e.g., in an open shed).
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
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Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
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Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
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Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 53-7011.00 - Conveyor Operators and Tenders.
All Other Stationary Plant Operators
-
$1,886 Weekly Pay
-
Strong Future Growth
Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators
-
2,500 workers Employment Size
-
Lower skill Skill level rating
-
90% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
50 hours Average full-time
-
44 years Average age
-
9% female Gender Share
Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators operate plants to load, unload, move, store and stack bulk materials such as grain, sugar and mineral ore.
Specialisations: Bulk Fluids Handler, Conveyor Belt Operator, Grain Handler, Palletiser Operator, Tank Farm Operator (Petroleum).
You can work as a Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operator without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A certificate II in resource processing might be helpful.
Tasks
- Assists with physical inventory counts and processes.
- Completes daily log sheets for bulk plant operations and documents all maintenance activities, as well as time sheets, job sheets and other paperwork for billing purposes.
- Co-ordinates with outside agencies for shipping of in-bound/out-bound products.
- Ensures all materials coming into or leaving the plant are properly documented and enters production tickets, goods receipts and shipping documentation.
- Ensures that materials are properly labelled and that the disposal of materials is handled in a safe manner that complies with environmental standards.
- Operates vehicles used for transporting bulk products and utilises materials handling equipment, such as loaders, forklifts and pallet jacks, to move materials within the plant.
- Performs calculations to determine appropriate mixtures, weights and volumes, as well as measuring out the appropriate amount of raw material to meet order specifications.
- Blends and mixes all bulk products for on-time delivery and as per the programmed design.
- Packages, labels and loads finished products as per order requirements.
- Performs daily inspections of bulk plant equipment and materials, maintains all equipment, and ensures bulk plant is kept clean.
The number of people working as Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators (in their main job) fell over 5 years:
from 2,800 in 2011 to 2,500 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Many Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators work in Western Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Transport, Postal and Warehousing; Mining; and Wholesale Trade.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (90%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 50 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 44 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 9% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You can work as a Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operator without formal qualifications. Some on the job training may be provided. A certificate II in resource processing might be helpful.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
Employers look for Stationary Plant Operators who communicate well with others, are polite, courteous and reliable.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Auditory attention
Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Perceptual speed
Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Depth perception
Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Giving expert advice
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 53-7011.00 - Conveyor Operators and Tenders.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Loud or uncomfortable sounds
Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.
-
Minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
Be exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
-
Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Dangerous conditions
Work near dangers like high voltage electricity, flammable material, explosives or chemicals.
-
Indoors, not heat controlled
Work indoors without heating or cooling (e.g., warehouse without heat).
-
Angry or unpleasant people
Deal with unpleasant, angry, or rude people.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
-
Work at heights
Work in high places (e.g., on poles, scaffolding, catwalks, or ladders).
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Outdoors, under cover
Work outdoors, under cover (e.g., in an open shed).
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
-
Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
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Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
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Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 53-7011.00 - Conveyor Operators and Tenders.