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Mining Worker

OFO Code: 831101

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
831101
Occupation
Mining Worker
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS
Unit group
8311 · Mining and Quarrying Labourers

Official description
Mining and quarrying labourers perform routine tasks in mining and quarrying operations.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Mining Surfaceman, Mine Sampler / Worker, Shaft Assistant, Onsetter Helper, Mine Stage Assistant, Roustabout, Roughneck, Pump Attendant, Quarry Hand / Worker, Mineral Ore Processing Labourer, Air Quality Monitor, Pit Crew Support Worker, Coal Hewer, Radiation Protection Monitor, Shaft Timberman Assistant, Stoping Worker, Gravel Worker, Conveyor Belt Attendant, Sand Pit Worker, Mining Production Assistant, Mine Survey Recorder, Acclimatisation Chamber Operator/ Heat Tolerance Screening (HTS) Attendant, Sorter (Mining), Shaft Sinking Assistant, Battery Bay Attendant/ Battery and Lamp Repairer

  • Assembling and dismantling mining equipment
  • Sorting, loading, unloading, stacking and storing tools, materials and supplies used by other mine workers
  • Cleaning machinery, equipment, tools, roadways and haulage tracks
  • Assisting miners and quarriers in maintaining machinery, equipment, and mine and quarry installations
  • Removing waste and serviceable materials and equipment from work areas after extraction activities have been completed, and clearing rock and mineral spills
  • Removing dangerous projections from mine and quarry workings
  • Removing tunnel supports from disused workings in mines and quarries

2. Demand status

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