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Occupation 817 - Wood Processing and Papermaking Plant Operators

Primary-source occupation page using the ILO ISCO-08 structure as the English reference layer.

2026-05-05Not official

Classification note

  • Published code: 817
  • Hierarchy level: minor-group
  • This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.

Occupation hierarchy

  • Major Group: 8 Plant and Machine Operators, and Assemblers
  • Sub Major Group: 81 Stationary Plant and Machine Operators
  • Minor Group: 817 Wood Processing and Papermaking Plant Operators

Child groups

TSIC codes where this occupation is primary

  • No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
  • No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.

Definition

Wood processing and papermaking plant operators monitor, operate, and control machinery to saw wood, cut veneer, make plywood, produce pulp and paper, and to otherwise prepare wood, pulp and paper for further use.

Tasks include

Tasks performed usually include: examining logs and rough lumber to determine size, condition, quality and other characteristics to decide best lumber cuts to carry out, or operating automated equipment to convey logs through laser scanners which determine the most productive and profitable cutting patterns; sorting, stacking and placing logs and wood billets onto conveyors and lathes from trucks for processing into chips, veneers and pulp; operating and monitoring screening equipment, bleaching equipment, digesters, mixing tanks, washers, and other pulp processing machinery and equipment to carry out one or more cellulose processing steps; operating and monitoring papermaking and finishing process machinery and equipment to dry, calender, laminate, coat, slit, trim, wind or carry out other papermaking and finishing process steps; observing equipment and machinery panel indicators, gauges, level indicators and other equipment instruments to detect machinery and equipment malfunctions and ensure process steps are carried out according to specifications; operating and monitoring plywood core-laying machines and hot-plate plywood presses and machines which cut veneer; transporting processed wood products to work areas.

Included occupations or child groups

Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 8171 Pulp and Papermaking Plant Operators 8172 Wood Processing Plant Operators