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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.7 - using hand tools S6.7.5 - hammering, nailing and riveting Operate jackhammer
Description
Use a jackhammer, either manually or attached to a mobile piece of heavy equipment, to break up material.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Demolition workerDemolition workers operate equipment to demolish structures. They safely destroy buildings and remove the debris to permit the site to be used for a different purpose. Excludes bla…
- Dismantling workerDismantling workers perform the dismantling of industrial equipment, machinery and buildings as instructed by the team leader. They use heavy machinery and different power tools de…
Optional for
- Demolition supervisorA demolition supervisor is a crucial role in overseeing and managing demolition projects, ensuring that they are carried out safely, efficiently, and according to project specifica…
Related skills
- Use safety equipment in construction
- Work in a construction team
- Follow health and safety procedures in construction
- Follow safety procedures when working at heights
- Recognise the hazards of dangerous goods
- Operate heavy construction machinery without supervision
- Asbestos removal regulations
- Dispose of hazardous waste
- Excavation techniques
- Prevent damage to utility infrastructure
- Rig loads
- Mechanical tools
Last updated on February 19, 2026
