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.
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Work Activities
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Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.
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Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.
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Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools.
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Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns.
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Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut.
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Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes.
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Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products.
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Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines.
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Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.
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Fold or shape materials before or after cutting them.
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Lower table-mounted cutters such as knife blades, cutting wheels, or saws to cut items to specified sizes.
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Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks.
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Adjust guides and stops to control depths and widths of cuts.
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Replace or sharpen dulled cutting tools such as saws.
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Count or weigh and bundle items.
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Clean, treat, buff, or polish finished items, using grinders, brushes, chisels, and cleaning solutions and polishing materials.
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Route items to provide cutouts for parts, using portable routers, grinders, and hand tools.
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Transport items to work or storage areas, using carts.
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Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
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Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
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Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
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Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Education No formal educational credential
- Work Experience No work experience
- Training Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
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Attention to Detail
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Dependability
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Cooperation
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Integrity
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Achievement/Effort
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Independence
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Saws
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Rotary paper or fabric cutter
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Razor knives
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Power saws
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Metal cutters
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Word processing software
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Spreadsheet software
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Electronic mail software
