OSCA occupation

831138 Sugar Mill Worker

Operates machines and performs routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.

Major group: 8 Labourers
Unit group: 8311 Food and Drink Factory Workers
Edition: OSCA 2024
Skill level: Level 5

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Official ANZSCO correspondence

ANZSCO 831117 Sugar Mill Worker Exact correspondence in the ABS table

Role overview

Operates machines and performs routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.

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Occupation facts

Skill level: 5
Major group: 8 Labourers
Sub-major group: 83 Factory Process Workers
Minor group: 831 Food Process Workers
Unit group: 8311 Food and Drink Factory Workers

Tasks

Cleans and prepares sugar cane for processing
Operates and maintains machines used in the extraction of juice from sugar cane
Monitors and controls the production of granular sugar and molasses
Monitors and adjusts the temperature and pressure of the extraction process
Collects and tests samples of juice for quality control purposes

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Compare OSCA 831138 with related occupations

Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.

Comparison point	Current code831138 Sugar Mill Worker	831131 Baking Factory Worker	831132 Brewery Worker
Official role definition	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to extract juice from sugar cane to make granular sugar and molasses.	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make, process, wrap and package bread, cakes and other baked products.	Operates machines and performs routine tasks to make beer, and package, store and dispatch beer in bottles, cans and kegs.
Skill level	Skill Level 5	Skill Level 5	Skill Level 5
Key tasks	Cleans and prepares sugar cane for processing Operates and maintains machines used in the extraction of juice from sugar cane Monitors and controls the production of granular sugar and molasses Monitors and adjusts the temperature and pressure of the extraction process	Operates baking machines to mix and knead dough for bread, cakes and other baked products Monitors baking process, and adjusts temperature and timing as necessary Loads and removes baking trays and tins from ovens, and allows baked goods to cool Operates slicing machines to slice bread and other baked products	Operates and monitors beer production machines according to standard procedures Measures and adds ingredients such as malt, hops, yeast and water to brewing vessels Monitors and adjusts temperature, pressure and flow rates during brewing process Conducts quality control tests on beer samples to ensure consistency and quality

Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.

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Official source: ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed: 2026-04-17

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