O*NET List Of Occupations	Description

Supervisors and Managers of Production and Operating Workers	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.

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.

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.

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.

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. Includes team leaders who work as part of the team.

Bakers	Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

Butchers and Meat Cutters	Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers	Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators	Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Food Batchmakers	Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

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.

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Forging Machine Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

Rolling Machine Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters and Operators, 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.

Milling and Planing Machine Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Machinists	Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators	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.

Pourers and Casters, Metal	Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

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. Includes template makers.

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.

Foundry Mold and Coremakers	Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

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.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Tool and Die Makers	Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

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.

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Heat Treating Equipment Setters and Operators, 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.

Layout 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. Includes shipfitters.

Plating and Coating Machine Setters and Operators, Metal and Plastic	Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.

Prepress Technicians	Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

Printing Press Operators	Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

Print Binding and Finishing Workers	Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

Sewing Machine Operators	Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Shoe and Leather Workers	Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.

Shoe Machine Operators	Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

Sewers, Hand	Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators	Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.

Upholsterers	Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.

Furniture Finishers	Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Model Makers, Wood	Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.

Patternmakers, Wood	Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.

Sawing Machine Setters and Operators, Wood	Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

Woodworking Machine Setters and Operators, Except Sawing	Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.

Power Distributors and Dispatchers	Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.

Power Plant Operators	Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

Biomass Plant Technicians	Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	Monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation. Operate plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, and battery banks. Monitor equipment operation and performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure optimal performance. Perform equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

Chemical Plant and System Operators	Control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.

Gas Plant Operators	Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.

Biofuels Processing Technicians	Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.

Chemical Equipment Operators	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.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.

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. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters and Operators	Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters and Operators	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.

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators	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.

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.

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

Gem and Diamond Workers	Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.

Dental Laboratory Technicians	Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

Medical Appliance Technicians	Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators	Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.

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; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators	Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

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.

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators	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.

Etchers and Engravers	Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.

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.

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	Shape molten glass according to patterns.

Potters, Manufacturing	Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.

Paper Goods Machine Setters and Operators	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.

Tire Builders	Operate machines to build tires.

Helpers--Production Workers	Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

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