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Electroplater
OFO Code: 712201
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 712201
- Occupation
- Electroplater
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS
- Unit group
- 7122 · Metal Finishing, Plating and Coating Machine Operators
Official description
Metal finishing-, plating- and coating-machine operators operate and monitor equipment which finishes, plates and coats metal articles or parts, in order to give them improved resistance to corrosion and abrasion, for decorative purposes, or to impart electrical or magnetic properties.
Trade occupation in the OFO source
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Metal Plating Machine Operator, Metal Finishing Machine Operator, Metal Coating Machine Operator, Galvaniser, Enameller, Hot Dip Plater, Anodiser, Electroformer, Aircraft Electroplater
- Preparing and mixing metalizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
- Operating and monitoring equipment used to impart a rust-resistant finish to metal articles by treating them with chemicals and heating them
- Operating and monitoring equipment which cleans metal articles in preparation for electroplating, galvanising, enamelling or similar processes
- Operating and monitoring hot-dip equipment used to coat iron and steel products
- Operating and monitoring machines which automatically coat wire with non ferrous metal
- Checking proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices recording data and writing production logs
- Operating and monitoring electroplating equipment
- Operating and monitoring equipment used to spray molten metal or other substances on metal products to provide a protective or decorative coating or to build up worn or damaged surfaces
2. Demand status
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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
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