二級工人的主要職責包括：(a) 公眾潔淨職務，例如清掃街道、在公眾地方收集垃圾∕廢物、清洗街道、清理集水溝、清糞服務、潔淨公眾廢屑箱；(b) 移走∕處置屍體; (c) 墳場∕火葬場相關職務，例如運送棺木、處理經火化的人類遺骸、在墳場協助撿拾骨殖或相關工作；以及(d) 防治蟲鼠職務。註： (一) 二級工人每星期工作45小時 (一般為六天，不包括午膳時間)，須穿着制服，主要擔任戶外工作，並須執行厭惡性職務或在惡劣環境下執勤，例如收集垃圾和移走屍體、在緊急事故發生∕颱風吹襲∕其他天災發生時執行職務。二級工人或須輪班、不定時、通宵、在惡劣天氣下和在偏遠地區工作，例如離島、邊境、機場。(二) 有需要時，二級工人會調派往其他決策局∕部門在同職系執行其他職務。

Main Duties of Workman II: (a) public cleansing duties such as street sweeping, refuse / waste collection in public place, street washing, gully cleansing, conservancy service, public litter container cleansing; (b) removal / disposal of dead bodies; (c) cemeteries / crematoria related duties such as transportation of coffins, handling cremated human remains, assisting in exhumation in cemeteries or related work; and (d) pest control duties.Note: (1) Workmen II work 45 hours per week (normally 6 days excluding lunch breaks). They are required to wear uniform, work outdoor and perform duties of an obnoxious nature or under harsh conditions, e.g. collection of refuse, removal of dead bodies, performing emergency / typhoon / other natural disasters duties. They may be required to work shifts, irregular hours, overnight, in adverse weather condition and in remote areas, e.g. outlying islands, border, airport etc. (2) Workmen II will be subject to posting within the Workman II grade and carry out different duties in other Government bureaux / departments when need arises.