Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1.3

LABOURERS perform a variety of routine and repetitive physical tasks using hand and power tools, and machines either as an individual or as part of a team assisting more skilled workers such as Trades Workers, and Machinery Operators and Drivers.

Indicative Skill Level:

Most occupations in this major group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

In Australia:
AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:
NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. In the case of some Skill Level 5 occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification, or no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Tasks Include:

cleaning commercial, industrial and domestic premises, vehicles and machines;
spreading, levelling and finishing concrete and bituminous paving materials, and assembling and erecting scaffolding and rigging;
loading and unloading machines, assembling components, and grading, inspecting and packing products;
assisting with cultivating and harvesting crops, plants and forests, and with livestock production;
processing meat and seafood, and assisting with producing and preparing food;
loading and unloading freight from trucks, trains and ships, and stocking shelves in stores and supermarkets.

Occupations in this major group are classified into the following sub-major groups:

81 Cleaners and Laundry Workers
82 Construction and Mining Labourers
83 Factory Process Workers
84 Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers
85 Food Preparation Assistants
89 Other Labourers