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ANZSCO 721211Updated 2026-01-29
Earthmoving Plant Operator (General)
National shortage level: Medium
ANZSCO 721211OSCA 741231
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 109k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2110
Salary range: AUD 99k-AUD 120k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
26.9%
QLD
25.6%
NSW
21.5%
VIC
Education mix
40.8%
certificate iii/ iv
27.2%
year 10 and below
12.8%
year 12
Role overview
Earthmoving Plant Operators (General) operate a range of earthmoving plants to assist with building roads, rail, water supplies, dams, treatment plants and agricultural earthworks.
What you do
- • Selects, fits and removes attachments such as buckets, winches, loading scoops, shovel blades and rock breaking hammers.
- • Operates controls to excavate, break, drill, level, compact, gouge out, move, load and spread earth, rock, rubble, soil and other materials.
- • Monitors operation of plant and adjusts controls to regulate pressure, speed and flow of operation, and ensure safety of other workers.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (40.8%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Monitors operation of plant and adjusts controls to regulate pressure, speed and flow of operation, and ensure safety of other workers.
- • Operates controls to excavate, break, drill, level, compact, gouge out, move, load and spread earth, rock, rubble, soil and other materials.
- • Raise, lower and manipulate attachments using manual and hydraulic controls.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2110
Annual median: AUD 109k
Range: AUD 99k-AUD 120k