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Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small 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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Dynamic Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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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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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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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. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Wages
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| North Carolina | $27,620.00 |
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| South Carolina | $27,540.00 |
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Related Careers
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Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers| | Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles. |
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Carpet Installers| | Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials. |
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Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment| | Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses. |
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Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, & Tile & Marble Setters| | Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. |
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Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand| | Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other unskilled general labor. Includes all unskilled manual laborers not elsewhere classified. |
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Skills
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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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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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Read and interpret blueprints and specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, and thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, and staging and scaffolding materials required. |
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| Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb-lines and levels. |
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| Fabricate and install metal sashes and moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing. |
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| Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered in order to determine work procedures. |
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| Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints. |
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| Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws. |
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| Cut, fit, install, repair, and replace glass and glass substitutes, such as plastic and aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors and in furniture or other products. |
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| Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass. |
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| Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass. |
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| Confer with customers to determine project requirements and to provide cost estimates. |
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| Set glass doors into frames, and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, and other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls. |
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| Score glass with cutters' wheels, breaking off excess glass by hand or with notched tools. |
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| Select the type and color of glass or mirror according to specifications. |
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| Cut, assemble, fit, and attach metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bathtubs, display cases, skylights, solariums, and other structures. |
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| Drive trucks to installation sites, and unload mirrors, glass equipment, and tools. |
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| Assemble, erect, and dismantle scaffolds, rigging, and hoisting equipment. |
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| Cut and attach mounting strips, metal or wood moldings, rubber gaskets, or metal clips to surfaces in preparation for mirror installation. |
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| Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools. |
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| Load and arrange glass and mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass. |
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| Grind and polish glass, and smooth edges when necessary. |
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| Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines. |
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| Prepare glass for cutting by resting it on rack edges or against cutting tables, and brushing thin layer of oil along cutting lines or dipping cutting tools in oil. |
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| Move furniture to clear work sites, and cover floors and furnishings with drop cloths. |
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| Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds, and trim excess material with glazing knives. |
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| Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together. |
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| Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass, or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare. |
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| Create patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting, or painting designs. |
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Tools
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| Adjustable widemouth pliers |
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| Adjustable wrenches |
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| Below the hook device |
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| Spreader beams |
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| Bevels |
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| Sliding bevels |
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| Blow torches |
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| Propane torches |
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| Cold chisels |
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| Countersinks |
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| Demolition hammers |
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| Power hammers |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Dollies |
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| Glass dollies |
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| Drilling machines |
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| Glass drilling machines |
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| Fall protection lanyard |
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| Safety lanyards |
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| Files |
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| Bastard files |
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| Half moon files |
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| Round files |
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| Flat nose pliers |
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| Glass pliers |
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| Forklifts |
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| Glass cutters |
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| Automatic cutting tables |
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| Center punches |
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| Notched glass-breaking tools |
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| Side cutters |
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| Wheel cutters |
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| Goggles |
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| Safety goggles |
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| Grinding or polishing machines |
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| Automatic diamond wheel edgers |
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| Automatic vertical edging machines |
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| Finger pull machines |
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| Glass bevelers |
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| Glass edgers |
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| Glass routers |
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| Polishing machines |
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| Portable air routers |
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| Hammers |
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| Claw hammers |
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| Dead blow hammers |
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| Hand clamps |
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| Glass clamps |
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| Hand sprayers |
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| Sprayers |
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| Hard hats |
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| Hex keys |
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| Allen wrenches |
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| Hoists |
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| Hold down clamps |
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| Glass holders |
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| Ladders |
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| Leg protectors |
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| Shin protectors |
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| Levels |
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| Builders' levels |
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| Laser levels |
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| Spirit levels |
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| Lifelines or lifeline equipment |
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| Lifelines |
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| Lifting hooks |
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| Lifts |
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| Glass lifters |
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| Shackles |
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| Locking pliers |
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| Duck-billed locking pliers |
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| Mallets |
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| Rubber mallets |
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| Manlift or personnel lift |
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| Bosun chairs |
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| Metal cutters |
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| Aviation snips |
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| Metal cutting shears |
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| Milling machines |
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| Nibblers |
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| Nut drivers |
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| Open end wrenches |
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| Platform lift |
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| Platform lifts |
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| Self-propelled elevated work platforms |
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| Swing stages |
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| Plumb bobs |
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| Pneumatic sanding machines |
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| Sandblasting equipment |
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| Point drivers or accessories for picture frames |
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| Point drivers |
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| Power drills |
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| Cordless drills |
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| Electric drills |
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| Power grinders |
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| Bench grinders |
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| Grinding tools |
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| Power sanders |
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| Drum sanders |
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| Portable belt sanders |
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| Upright belt sanders |
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| Power saws |
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| Cutoff saws |
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| Glass saws |
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| Jig saws |
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| Power miter saws |
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| Radial arm saws |
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| Reciprocating saws |
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| Sabre saws |
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| Table saws |
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| Power screwguns |
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| Power screw guns |
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| Pressure or steam cleaners |
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| Water blasting equipment |
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| Protective aprons |
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| Protective gloves |
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| Glass gloves |
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| Safety gloves |
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| Protective shirts |
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| Protective sleeves |
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| Pry bars |
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| Putty knives |
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| Ratchets |
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| Ratchet sets |
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| Razor knives |
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| Edge scrapers |
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| Respirators |
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| Rivet tools |
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| Riveting equipment |
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| Rulers |
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| Saws |
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| Hacksaws |
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| Scaffolding |
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| Screwdrivers |
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| Flat screwdrivers |
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| Phillips head screwdrivers |
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| Robertson screwdrivers |
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| Scribers |
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| Scoring tools |
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| Sheet metal pliers |
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| Hand seamers |
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| Slings |
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| Soldering irons or guns |
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| Soldering equipment |
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| Spatulas |
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| Squares |
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| Combination squares |
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| L-squares |
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| Straight edges |
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| Straightedges |
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| Suction cups |
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| Vacuum cups |
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| Tape measures |
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| Measuring tapes |
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| Story pole tape measures |
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| Telescoping measuring rods |
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| Tongs |
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| Glass tongs |
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| Torque wrenches |
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| Triangles |
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| Utility knives |
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| Welding tools |
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| Spot-welding equipment |
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| Wood chisels |
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| Workshop cranes |
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| Overhead cranes |
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| Workshop presses |
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| Drill presses |
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