Occupation 8229 · Process, plant and machine operatives
Job holders in this unit group supervise and undertake the operation of machines to transport, excavate, grade, level, and compact sand, earth, gravel and similar materials, drive piles into the ground and lay surfaces of asphalt, concrete and chippings, clear and cultivate land, to sow and harvest plants and crops, and operate other mobile machines not elsewhere classified in minor group 822: Mobile machine drivers and operatives.
No academic qualifications are required. On-the-job training is provided. The appropriate current driving licence will be required for driving on public highways.
Agricultural machinist · Digger driver · Dredger · Excavator driver · JCB driver · Plant operator · Rig operator · Tractor driver (agriculture)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 44,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 47,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 51,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 53,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 6,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 4,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 2,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 2,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 5,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 1,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 4,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 8,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 3,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 7,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | None | 5,600.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.