Overview
All Food and Drink Factory Workers
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$1,208 Weekly Pay
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Moderate Future Growth
Sugar Mill Workers
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870 workers Employment Size
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Entry level Skill level rating
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95% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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45 hours Average full-time
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49 years Average age
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5% female Gender Share
Sugar Mill Workers operate machines and perform routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.
You can work as a Sugar Mill Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in sugar milling may be useful.
Tasks
- Weighs, measures, and processes ingredients.
- Operates processing plant.
- Monitors product quality before packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary.
- Cleans equipment, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels and floors, and maintains infestation control programs.
- Regulates speed of conveyors and crusher rollers, and adjusts tension of rollers to ensure total extraction of juice from sugar cane.
- Moves products from production lines into storage and shipping areas.
- Packages products.
Prospects
The number of people working as Sugar Mill Workers (in their main job) stayed about the same over 5 years:
from 920 in 2011 to 870 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 Sugar Mill Workers work in Queensland.
- Industries: Most work in Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Wholesale Trade.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (95%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 45 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 49 years (compared to the average of 40 years). Many workers are 45 years or older (61%).
- Gender: 5% 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 Sugar Mill Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in sugar milling may be useful.
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.
- AAPathways website to explore Food Processing VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Food and Drink Factory Workers who are reliable, hardworking and have good people skills.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Food production
Planting, growing, and harvesting food (both plant and animal), including storage and handling.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
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.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
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.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
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.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
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Reaction time
Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.
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Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
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Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Auditory attention
Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.
-
Perceptual speed
Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
-
Hearing sensitivity
Tell the difference between sounds.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Rate control
Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Response orientation
Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

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, 51-9021.00 - Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, 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.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
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.
-
Dangerous equipment
Work near dangerous equipment like saws, machinery with open moving parts, or moving traffic.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
-
Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Pace of work set by equipment
Pace of work depends on the speed of equipment or machinery.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Work at heights
Work in high places (e.g., on poles, scaffolding, catwalks, or ladders).
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
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.
-
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.
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.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
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, 51-9021.00 - Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
All Food and Drink Factory Workers
-
$1,208 Weekly Pay
-
Moderate Future Growth
Sugar Mill Workers
-
870 workers Employment Size
-
Entry level Skill level rating
-
95% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
45 hours Average full-time
-
49 years Average age
-
5% female Gender Share
Sugar Mill Workers operate machines and perform routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.
You can work as a Sugar Mill Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in sugar milling may be useful.
Tasks
- Weighs, measures, and processes ingredients.
- Operates processing plant.
- Monitors product quality before packaging by inspecting, taking samples and adjusting treatment conditions when necessary.
- Cleans equipment, pumps, hoses, storage tanks, vessels and floors, and maintains infestation control programs.
- Regulates speed of conveyors and crusher rollers, and adjusts tension of rollers to ensure total extraction of juice from sugar cane.
- Moves products from production lines into storage and shipping areas.
- Packages products.
The number of people working as Sugar Mill Workers (in their main job) stayed about the same over 5 years:
from 920 in 2011 to 870 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 Sugar Mill Workers work in Queensland.
- Industries: Most work in Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Wholesale Trade.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (95%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 45 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 49 years (compared to the average of 40 years). Many workers are 45 years or older (61%).
- Gender: 5% 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 Sugar Mill Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in sugar milling may be useful.
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.
- AAPathways website to explore Food Processing VET training pathways.
Employers look for Food and Drink Factory Workers who are reliable, hardworking and have good people skills.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Food production
Planting, growing, and harvesting food (both plant and animal), including storage and handling.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Chemistry
Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
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.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
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.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
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.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Reaction time
Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Auditory attention
Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.
-
Perceptual speed
Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
-
Hearing sensitivity
Tell the difference between sounds.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Rate control
Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Response orientation
Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

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, 51-9021.00 - Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, 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.
-
Exposure to contaminants
Be exposed to pollutants, gases, dust or odours.
-
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.
-
Dangerous equipment
Work near dangerous equipment like saws, machinery with open moving parts, or moving traffic.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
-
Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Pace of work set by equipment
Pace of work depends on the speed of equipment or machinery.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Work at heights
Work in high places (e.g., on poles, scaffolding, catwalks, or ladders).
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
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.
-
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.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
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.
-
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
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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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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