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| Aircraft Structure,
Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers assemble, fit, fasten, and
install parts of |
| airplanes, space
vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads,
stabilizers, landing gear, |
| rigging and control
equipment, or heating and ventilating systems. |
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| All precision
assemblers not otherwise classified. Good eyesight, with or without
glasses, is required for |
| assemblers who work
with small parts. Plants that make electrical and electronic products may
test applicants for |
| color vision, because
many of their products contain many differently colored wires. Manual
dexterity and the |
| ability to carry out
complex, repetitive tasks quickly and methodically are also important. The
ability to do |
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rapid pace is a key job requirement. |
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| Assemble or fit
together parts to form complete units or subassemblies at a bench,
conveyor line, or on the floor. |
| Work may involve the
use of hand tools, power tools, and special equipment in order to carry
out fitting and |
| assembly operations.
Include assemblers whose duties are of a non-precision nature. Exclude
electrical, electronic, |
| machine, and precision
assemblers, and workers who perform specialized operations exclusively as
a part of which |
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three months to obtain proficiency. |
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| Boiler Operators and
Tenders, Low Pressure operate or tend low pressure stationary steam
boilers and auxiliary |
| steam equipment, such
as pumps, compressors and air conditioning equipment, to supply steam heat
for office |
| buildings, apartment
houses, or industrial establishments; to maintain steam at specified
pressure aboard marine |
| vessels; or to generate
and supply compressed air for operation of pneumatic tools, hoists, and
air lances. |
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| Boilermakers and
boilermaker mechanics make, install, and repair boilers, vats, and other
large vessels that hold |
| liquids and gases.
Boilers supply steam to drive huge turbines in electric powerplants and to
provide heat and |
| power in buildings,
factories, and ships. Tanks and vats are used to process and store
chemicals, oil, beer, and |
| hundreds of other
products. |
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| Cementing and Gluing
Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend cementing and |
| gluing machines to join
items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes
include joining |
| veneer sheets into
plywood; gluing paper; joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts,
plastic, simulated leather, |
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materials. |
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| Cleaning, Washing, and
Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders operate or |
| tend machines to wash
or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food,
pulp, coal, |
| plastic, or rubber, to
remove impurities. |
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| Coating, Painting, and
Spraying Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators set up or set up and operate
machines to coat |
| or paint any of a wide
variety of products, such as food products, glassware, and cloth, ceramic,
metal, plastic, |
| paper, and wood
products, with lacquer, silver and copper solution, rubber, paint,
varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or |
| rust-proofing
materials. |
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| Computer-Controlled
Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic operate computer-controlled
machines or robots to |
| perform one or more
machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces. |
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| Conveyor Operators and
Tenders control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials
or products to and |
| from stockpiles,
processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and
routing of materials or |
| products. |
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| Cooling and Freezing
Equipment Operators and Tenders operate or tend equipment, such as cooling
and freezing units, |
| refrigerators, batch
freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood
plasma, and |
| chemicals. |
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| Crushing, Grinding, and
Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend
machines to |
| crush, grind, or polish
materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or
rubber. |
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| Cutting and Slicing
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines
that cut or slice |
| materials, such as
glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
This consolidated |
| benchmark includes
Fiber Product Cutting Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Stone Sawyers,
Glass Cutting |
| Machine Setters and
Set-Up Operators and Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators and
Tenders. |
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| Cutting, Punching, and
Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up,
operate, or tend |
| machines to saw, cut,
shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic
material. |
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| Drilling and Boring
Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up,
operate, or tend |
| drilling machines to
drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work
pieces. |
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| Engine and other
machine assemblers construct, assemble, or rebuild engines and turbines,
and office, agricultural, |
| construction, oilfield,
rolling mill, textile, woodworking, paper, and food-wrapping
machinery. |
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| Extruding and drawing
machine operators control equipment that extrudes, or draws, metal
materials into tubes, |
| rods, hoses, wire,
bars, or structural shapes. Cutting, punching, and press machine operators
operate machines that |
| saw, cut, shear, slit,
punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal. |
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| Extruding, Forming,
Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up,
operate, or tend |
| machines, such as glass
forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form
products, such as |
| glassware, food,
rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. This
consolidated benchmark includes |
| Extruding, Forming,
Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators and
Extruding, Forming, |
| Pressing, and
Compacting Machine Operators and Tenders. |
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| Fiberglass Laminators
and Fabricators laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks
and hulls, bodies |
| for golf carts,
automobiles, or other products. |
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| Forging Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up, operate, or
tend forging machines to |
| taper, shape, or form
metal or plastic parts. |
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| Foundry Mold and
Coremakers make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production
of metal castings in |
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| Furnace, Kiln, Oven,
Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders operate or tend heating equipment
other than basic |
| metal, plastic, or food
processing equipment. Includes activities, such as annealing glass, drying
lumber, curing |
| rubber, removing
moisture from materials, or boiling soap. |
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| Grinding and Polishing
Workers, Hand grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or |
| hand-held power tools,
a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass
objects. |
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| Packers and Packagers,
Hand pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and
materials. |
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| Heat Treating Equipment
Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up, operate, or
tend heating |
| equipment, such as
heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines,
soaking pits, or vacuum |
| equipment to temper,
harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects. |
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| Heaters, Metal and
Plastic operate or tend heating equipment, such as soaking pits, reheating
furnaces, and heating |
| and vacuum equipment,
to heat metal sheets, blooms, billets, bars, plate, and rods to a
specified temperature for |
| rolling or processing,
or to heat and cure preformed plastic parts. |
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| Helpers--Production
Workers help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill.
Duties include supplying |
| or holding materials or
tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. |
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| Inspectors, Testers,
Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh
nonagricultural raw |
| materials or processed,
machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear,
and deviations from |
| specifications. May use
precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. This
consolidated benchmark |
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Inspectors, Mechanical Inspectors, Precision Devices Inspectors and
Testers, Electrical and |
| Electronic Inspectors
and Testers and Production Inspectors, Testers, Graders, Sorters,
Samplers, Weighers. |
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| Jewelers and Precious
Stone and Metal Workers design, fabricate, adjust, repair, |
| or appraise jewelry,
gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems. Includes diamond polishers
and gem cutters and |
| persons who perform
precision casting and modeling of molds, casting metal in molds, or
setting precious and |
| semi-precious stones
for jewelry and related products. This consolidated benchmark includes
Jewelers, |
| Silversmiths, Model and
Mold Makers, Jewelry, Bench Workers, Jewelry, Pewter Casters and Finishers
and Gem and |
| Diamond
Workers. |
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| Lathe and Turning
Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up,
operate, or tend lathe |
| and turning machines to
turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as
wire, rod, or bar |
| stock. |
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| Lay-Out Workers, Metal
and Plastic lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic
stock or workpieces, |
| such as sheets, plates,
tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further
processing. Include |
| shipfitters. |
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| Machine Feeders and
Offbearers feed materials into or remove materials from machines or
equipment that is automatic |
| or tended by other
workers. |
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| Pourers and Casters,
Metal operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of
molten metal into |
| molds to produce
castings or ingots. |
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| Metal-Refining Furnace
Operators and Tenders operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal,
electric-arc or |
| electric induction,
open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting
or to produce |
| specified types of
steel. Excludes Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic. |
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| Milling and Planing
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up,
operate, or tend milling or |
| planing machines to
mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work
pieces. |
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| Millwrights install,
repair, replace, and dismantle the machinery and heavy equipment used in
many industries. The |
| wide range of
facilities and the development of new technology require millwrights to
continually update their |
| skills from blueprint
reading and pouring concrete to diagnosing and solving mechanical
problems. |
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| Mixing and Blending
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines
to mix or blend |
| materials, such as
chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive
ingredients. |
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| Molders, Shapers, and
Casters, Except Metal and Plastic mold, shape, form, cast, |
| or carve products such
as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay,
glass, plaster, |
| concrete, stone, or
combinations of materials. This consolidated benchmark includes Precision
Mold and Pattern |
| Casters, except
Nonferrous Metals, Precision Pattern and Die Casters, Nonferrous Metals,
Stone Cutters and Carvers, |
| Glass Blowers, Molders,
Benders, and Finishers, Potters, Mold Makers, Hand and Molding and Casting
Workers. |
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| Molding, Coremaking,
and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set
up, operate, or |
| tend metal or plastic
molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or
thermoplastic parts or |
| products. |
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| Multiple Machine Tool
Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up, |
| operate, or tend more
than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot. |
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| Packaging and Filling
Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to prepare
industrial or consumer |
| products for storage or
shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products. |
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| Painting, Coating, and
Decorating Workers paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture,
glass, plateware, |
| pottery, jewelry,
cakes, toys, books, or leather. |
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| Paper Goods Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend paper goods
machines that perform a |
| variety of functions,
such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing,
stitching, forming, or |
| sealing paper or
paperboard sheets into products. |
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| Model Makers, Metal and
Plastic set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving
machines, and |
| jig borers to make
working models of metal or plastic objects. Include template
makers. |
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| Patternmakers, Metal
and Plastic lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to
metal or plastic foundry |
| patterns, core boxes,
or match plates. |
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| Plating and Coating
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic set up,
operate, or tend plating or |
| coating machines to
coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium,
nickel, or other metal to |
| protect or decorate
surfaces. Include electrolytic processes. |
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| Press and Press Brake
Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic set up or set up
and operate |
| power-press machines or
power-brake machines to bend, form, stretch, notch, punch, or straighten
metal or plastic |
| plate and structural
shapes, as specified by work order, blueprints, drawing, templates, or
layout. |
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| Rolling machine
operators operate the rolling mills that produce the finished product; the
quality of the product |
| and the speed at which
the work is completed depend on the operatorĘs skills. Placing the steel
and positioning the |
| rollers are very
important, for they control the productĘs final shape. Improperly adjusted
equipment may damage |
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gears. |
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| Shoe Machine Operators
and Tenders operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate,
reinforce, or finish |
| shoes and shoe
parts. |
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| Structural Metal
Fabricators and Fitters fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts
of structural metal |
| products. |
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| Team Assemblers work as
part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or
component of a |
| product. Team
assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly
process and rotate through all |
| or most of them rather
than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May
participate in making |
| management decisions
affecting the work. Team leaders who work as part of the team should be
included. Excludes |
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continuously perform the same task. |
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| Timing Device
Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators perform precision assembling
or adjusting, within narrow |
| tolerances, of
timing devices, such as watches, clocks, or
chronometers. |
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| Tire Builders
operate machines to build tires from rubber components. |
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| Tool Grinders,
Filers, and Sharpeners perform precision smoothing, sharpening,
polishing, or grinding of metal |
| objects. |
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| Welders, Cutters,
Solderers, and Brazers use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand
soldering, or brazing equipment to |
| weld or join
metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of
fabricated metal products. |
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| Welding,
Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set
up, operate, or tend welding, |
| soldering, or
brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat
metal products, components, or |
| assemblies.
Include workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam
machines. |
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| Chemical
Equipment Operators and Tenders operate or tend equipment to control
chemical changes or reactions in the |
| processing of
industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes
devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and |
| reactor vessels.
This consolidated benchmark includes Chemical Equipment Controllers
and Operators and Chemical |
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Tenders |
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| Chemical Plant
and System Operators control or operate an entire chemical process
or system of machines. Chemical |
| Plant and System
Operators monitor recording instruments, flowmeters, panel lights,
and other indicators, and |
| listen for
warning signals, in order to verify conformity of process
conditions. |
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| Coil Winders,
Tapers, and Finishers wind wire coils used in electrical components,
such as resistors and |
| transformers, and
in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores,
bobbins, armature cores, electrical |
| motors,
generators, and control equipment. |
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electronic equipment assemblers put together or modify missile
control systems, radio or test |
| equipment,
computers, machine-tool numerical controls, radar, or sonar, and
prototypes of these and other products. |
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| Electromechanical
equipment assemblers prepare and test equipment or devices such as
appliances, dynamometers, or |
| ejection-seat
mechanisms. |
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| Semiconductor
Processors perform any or all of the following functions in the
manufacture of electronic |
| semiconductors:
load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into
segments; load individual segment |
| into crystal
growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot
using x-ray equipment and saw |
| ingots into
wafers; clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special
purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and |
| equipment used to
form circuitry and change conductive properties. |
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| In manufacturing,
bakers produce goods in large quantities, using high-volume mixing
machines, ovens, and other |
| equipment. Goods
produced in large quantities usually are available for sale through
distributors, grocery stores, |
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outlets. |
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| Food batchmakers
set up and operate equipment that mixes, blends, or cooks
ingredients used in the manufacture of |
| food products,
according to formulas or recipes; |
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| Food cooking
machine operators and tenders operate or tend cooking equipment such
as steam cooking vats, deep-fry |
| cookers, pressure
cookers, kettles, and boilers to prepare food products such as meat,
sugar, cheese, and grain. |
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| Food and tobacco
roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders,
who |
| use equipment to
reduce the moisture content of food or tobacco products or to
process food in preparation for |
| canning. Some of
the machines that are used include hearth ovens, kiln driers,
roasters, char kilns, steam ovens, |
| and vacuum drying
equipment. |
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