9414-NOC

Concrete, clay and stone forming operators

(NOC 9414)
Annual Earnings
$52,140
Typical Education Background
High School
Job Openings
(2022-2032)
200

Career Overview

This group includes workers who:

  • Cast and finish concrete products
  • Operate machines to extrude, mould, press and bake clay products
  • Operate machines to form, cut and finish stone products
  • Work for concrete, clay and stone products manufacturing companies

Duties

Concrete products forming and finishing workers:

  • Build clay models and moulds by hand and with hand tools for use in casting concrete products
  • Build and repair wooden forms used to mould concrete products
  • Position reinforcing rods or wire mesh in moulds and fill moulds with concrete from suspended pouring buckets
  • Start vibrating tables to settle concrete, or tamp concrete using electric vibrator
  • Remove castings from mould with crane or forklift, and finish surfaces of castings using screed or trowel
  • Cut cured concrete pipe sections with saw or chisel, and cement sections together to form odd shaped fittings

Concrete products machine operators:

  • Set up, adjust and operate single-function machines to mix, drill, grind and cut concrete to specifications in the manufacture of concrete products
  • Check products for quality control, repair flaws and perform ongoing machine adjustments and minor maintenance as necessary
  • Move products using forklift, crane or hydraulic hoist
  • Record manufacturing information such as quantity, size and type of goods produced.
  • Clay products forming and finishing machine operators perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Set up and operate automatic machines that mix ingredients, extrude tempered clay mixture and cut extruded clay into sections to make products such as bricks, drain tiles and porcelain insulators
  • Run mechanical or hydraulic ram and hot-presses to form pottery and porcelain ware
  • Prepare and mix slip and fill moulds with slip to form pottery and porcelain ware such as jugs, cups, sinks and toilet bowls
  • Operate kiln to bake clay products to specified hardness

Clay products forming and finishing machine operators:

  • Set up and operate automatic machines that mix ingredients, extrude tempered clay mixture and cut extruded clay into sections to make products such as bricks, drain tiles and porcelain insulators
  • Run mechanical or hydraulic ram and hot-presses to form pottery and porcelain ware
  • Prepare and mix slip and fill moulds with slip to form pottery and porcelain ware such as jugs, cups, sinks and toilet bowls
  • Operate kiln to bake clay products to specified hardness

Stone forming and finishing workers:

  • Run blade or wire saws to cut blocks of stone to specified dimensions
  • Operate machines to grind and polish surfaces of stone blocks, slabs or other stone products to specific shape or design and to produce smooth finish
  • Operate sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions or decorative designs in stone monuments
  • Finish stone products with spray paint and by mounting plaques or installing concrete bases
  • Operate stone-dressing lathe to sharpen and dress grindstones that grind logs into pulp
  • Run machine to drill holes in blocks or slabs of stone according to specifications

Earnings

Earnings is income that workers receive in exchange for their labour. Depending on the type of employment, earnings can be in the form of wages (hourly), salaries (fixed monthly or annual) or self-employed earnings.

Annual Earnings

$52,140

Provincial Hourly Rate

High$34.00/hr
Median$25.00/hr
Low$18.00/hr
Source: B.C. Labour Market Information Office, derived from 2022 Job Bank Wage data

Work Environment

# Workers Employed

800

% Employed Full Time

61%
Source: 2016 Census

Key aspects of the work in this occupation:

  • Work takes place in a regular controlled indoor environment.
  • Work also takes place in an indoor environment, such as a furnace room where temperatures or humidity may vary considerably.
  • Workers may be exposed to chemicals or toxic products.
  • Working with equipment, instruments, machinery or power/hand tools may be source of injury.
  • The workplace may contain flying or airborne particles from stone or concrete work that may cause injury.
  • Workers may be exposed to fire, steam or hot surfaces that can be hazardous.
  • The general nature of the workplace may be hazardous.
  • Noise in the workplace may cause distraction or hearing loss.
  • Working with some equipment may cause a vibrating or back and forth motion of the body.

Career Pathways

Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Movement is possible between workers within each of the concrete, clay and stone manufacturing sectors, but there is little or no mobility between these manufacturing sectors.

Occupational Interests

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Job Titles

Abrasives furnace preparer / mixer / kiln
Asbestos shingle assembler / cutter
Buffer / polisher (hand, machine)
Builder, clay insulator
Carbon planer tender
Caster / scagliola caster
Cement / cinder block maker
Clay glaze maker
Concrete plant
Cutter / planer / drill press
Driller (clayware, greenware)
Extruder / finisher
Furnace (hydrogen)
Greenware turner / finisher
Grinder / hammer mill
Hot press / dry press
Hydraulic press
Insulation mat machine
Jigger
Kiln - baker / caster / presser
Mill / pug mill
Mixer / caster / dry plaster
Modelling clay mixer and extruder
Mortar mixer / refractory mortar
Moulder, cement blocks / concrete poles
Mouldmaker / mould installer / filler
Pipe fittings moulder
Polisher / temperer / decorator
Pottery and porcelain chipper / former
Pottery and porcelain dishmaker
Pottery mould maker / trimmer / dryer
Quartzware fabricator
Retort / steam-pressure cylinder
Slate bed maker
Slate cutter / mixer / grinder / crusher
Stone grinder tender / stone layout marker
Stone saw / stone drill press
Surface plate finisher
Tile burner / maker / terrazzo maker
Turner (greenware, porcelain)
Worker, cement pipe shaper

Education, Training and Skills

  • Some secondary school education may be required.
  • On-the-job training is provided.
  • Experience as a helper or labourer in concrete, clay or stone products manufacturing may be required.
  • Mould makers in this unit group who construct and repair wooden forms may require some carpentry or woodworking experience.

Education programs in B.C.

The following program areas are related to this occupation:

  • Academic/Basic Upgrading
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Skills

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Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure that a machine is working properly.

59%
Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

56%
Monitoring

Keeping track of and assessing your performance, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

54%
Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

52%
Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

52%
Speaking

Talking to others to share information effectively.

51%
Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

50%
Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

47%
Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

47%
Time Management

Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

47%

Labour Market Statistics

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Employment

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Employment

800
Source: 2016 Census

Employment by Region

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Kootenay
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Region Employment (2022) % Employment of this Occupation
Cariboo N/A 1.9%
Kootenay N/A 0.0%
Mainland/Southwest 690 78.6%
North Coast and Nechako N/A N/A
Northeast N/A 0.0%
Thompson-Okanagan 50 7.8%
Vancouver Island/Coast 90 11.0%
Source: 2016 Census and B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Labour Market Outlook

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Forecasted Job Openings (2022-2032)

200
Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted Job Openings

Forecasted Employment Growth Rate

Composition of Job Openings

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Job Openings by Region (2022-2032)

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Kootenay
Mainland/Southwest
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Region Job Openings Avg. Annual Employment Growth
Cariboo N/A N/A
Kootenay N/A N/A
Mainland/Southwest 180 0.6%
North Coast and Nechako N/A N/A
Northeast N/A N/A
Thompson-Okanagan 0 1.8%
Vancouver Island/Coast 0 1.1%
N/A: Data is not available for this region.
Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Industry Highlights

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Forecasted Job Openings by Industry

IndustryJob Openings (2022-2032)
Manufacturing49,200
Construction72,700
Wholesale Trade33,100
Retail Trade115,500
Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction12,000
For additional industry information, visit the Industry Profiles page.
Source: 2016 Census and B.C. Labour Market Outlook

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