8342-Earth Moving and Related Machinery Operators

Tasks include:

• operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with movable shovel, grab-bucket or dragline bucket to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials
• operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines
• operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blade to move, distribute and level earth, sand and other similar materials
• operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water
• operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground
• operating and monitoring power roller to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads, pavements and similar work
• operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces