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Manufacturing Technician
OFO Code: 311904
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 311904
- Occupation
- Manufacturing Technician
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 3119 · Physical and Engineering Science Technicians not Elsewhere Classified
Official description
This unit group covers physical and engineering science technicians not classified elsewhere in minor group 311. For instance, the group includes those who assist scientists and engineers engaged in developing procedures or conducting research on safety, biomedical, environmental or industrial and production engineering.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Rubber Manufacturing Technician, Wood and Paper Manufacturing Technician, Metal Manufacturing Technician, Computer Aided Jewellery Designer, Jewellery Technician, Glass, Clay and Stone Manufacturing Technician, Quantity Surveying Technician, Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather Manufacturing Technician, Plastics Manufacturing Technician, Cable Manufacturing Technician, Computer Aided Jewellery Manufacturer, Plastician, Plastics Component Manufacturing Technician, Rubber Component Manufacturing Technician, Master Goldsmith
- Assisting in the development of environmental pollution remediation devices under the direction of an engineer
- Assisting engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment
- Modifying and testing equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental pollution, site remediation, and land reclamation
- Aiding in the identification of potential hazards and introducing safety procedures and devices
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned