Operations & Production career path

The shape of what employers advertised at each level in this family. Real careers also move sideways, which adverts do not show.

BCoverage grade

Steps as employers advertise them

1
Entry
8 adverts
Pay is not shown for this step because only 0 adverts in United States dollars name a figure, below the minimum of eight.
2
Mid
72 adverts, usually asking for about 2 years of experience
Pay is not shown for this step because only 0 adverts in United States dollars name a figure, below the minimum of eight.

Skills these adverts ask for

Skills are extracted from advert text, so a skill an employer assumes and does not write down will not appear here.

Name	Mentions	Share
Mining	11	13.8%
Maintenance	10	12.5%
Safety	10	12.5%
Logistics	7	8.8%
Leadership	6	7.5%
Electrical Engineering	5	6.3%
Customer Service	5	6.3%
Communication	5	6.3%

Qualification levels named

Too few adverts name a level.

Which levels are hardest to fill

A high score means the advertised role is drawing few qualified applicants on this platform. It does not prove a national skills shortage.

Level	Score	Band	Open adverts	Qualified people per advert	Middle days open
Mid	71	Very hard to fill	72	0	-219
Entry	62	Hard to fill	8	0	10

Occupations in this family

Code	Occupation	Skill level
8189	Stationary plant and machine operators not elsewhere classified	2
3122	Manufacturing supervisors	3
3121	Mining supervisors	3
2263	Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professionals	4
1321	Manufacturing managers	4

Read thisA path here is the shape of what employers advertised at each level. Real careers move sideways and across families in ways adverts do not show.

As at 5 Oct 2026, 17:30. Method version 2026.07.1.