Operate bulldozer

Description

Operate a tracked or wheeled bulldozer, a powerful piece of machinery equipped with a shovel-like blade used to move earth, rubble or other material over the ground.

Bulldozer operators <a resource="http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cae71f3f-ad4d-480e-b501-bff22827e60c" typeOf="http://data.europa.eu/esco/model#Occupation" href="http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cae71f3f-ad4d-480e-b501-bff22827e60c"><span property="http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label" xml_lang="en">Bulldozer operators</span></a>. may work with large bulldozer as used in surface mining, or smaller bulldozers used for precision work, as in construction projects.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 6 occupations
  • Total: 7 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Essential for

  • Bulldozer operator
    Bulldozer operators operate a heavy vehicle to move earth, rubble or other material over the ground. Duties The duties of a bulldozer operator include, but are not limited to:…

Optional for

  • Road roller operator
    Road roller operators work with equipment to compact a variety of materials, such as soil, gravel, concrete or asphalt, in the construction of roads and foundations. They walk behi…
  • Road construction worker
    Road construction workers perform road construction on earthworks, substructure works and the pavement section of the road. They cover the compacted soil with one or more layers. R…
  • Surface mine plant operator
    Surface mine plant operators control heavy-duty equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, to excavate, load and tra…
  • Mineral crushing operator
    Mineral crushing operators operate and monitor crushers and other machines to crush materials and minerals. They move stones to the crushers, fill the machines with minerals, monit…
  • Scraper operator
    Scraper operators work with a mobile piece of heavy equipment that scrapes the top layer of the ground and deposits it in a hopper to be hauled off. They…
  • Excavator operator
    Excavator operators use excavators to dig into earth or other materials to remove it. They are involved in a variety of projects, such as demolition, dredging, and the of…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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