How to become a rubber products machine operator
Official title: Rubber products machine operators
Also called: Latex worker, Rubber extruding machine operator, Rubber milling machine operator, Rubber moulder, Rubber products machine operator, Tyre maker, Tyre repairer, Vulcanizer
Rubber products machine operators monitor and operate machines which knead and blend rubber and rubber compounds and produce various components and products from natural and synthetic rubber, such as moulded footwear, domestic articles, insulating materials, industrial accessories or tyres.
Main tasks
- Operating and monitoring machines which knead, mix and blend rubber and rubber compounds for further processing
- Operating and monitoring machines which produce sheets of rubber or rubberized fabric by a rolling process
- Operating and monitoring machines which extrude compounded rubber or shape vulcanized rubber by moulding
- Operating and monitoring machines which build up tyres on a form, vulcanize tyres and mould or rebuild used tyres
- Examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications
- Locating defects and repairing worn and faulty tyres by vulcanizing or other processes
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: HK$20,000 a month
- About 387,500 people in 2025, and about 403,200 projected by 2028. (+4.1%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Do you need a degree to become a rubber products machine operator?
Usually not. Only 10% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a rubber products machine operator?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026