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concrete products machine operator

Concrete products machine operators tend machines used to produce moulded concrete products. They perform greasing, assembling and stripping of moulds. They also participate in the cement mixing process.

concrete products machine operator concrete products machine operators tend machines used to produce moulded concrete products. They perform greasing, assembling and stripping of moulds. They also participate in the cement mixing process. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include select mould types, inspect quality of products, inspect batches of mixed products, maintain moulds, fill moulds.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £31,717 a year for Process operatives n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8119). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only concrete products machine operator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹18,618 a month
Rural India
₹16,257 a month
All India
₹17,301 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 8. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

select mould types inspect quality of products inspect batches of mixed products maintain moulds fill moulds use moulding techniques settle concrete follow standards for machinery safety move filled moulds adjust curing ovens

Frequently asked questions

What does concrete products machine operator do?

Concrete products machine operators tend machines used to produce moulded concrete products. They perform greasing, assembling and stripping of moulds. They also participate in the cement mixing process.

What skills does concrete products machine operator need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include select mould types, inspect quality of products, inspect batches of mixed products, maintain moulds, fill moulds, use moulding techniques. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace concrete products machine operator?

Our AI-durability model gives concrete products machine operator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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