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Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators
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Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or liquid waste.
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Abilities
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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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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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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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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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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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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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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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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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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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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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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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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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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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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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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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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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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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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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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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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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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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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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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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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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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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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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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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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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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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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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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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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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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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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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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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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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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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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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wages
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| North Carolina | $29,820.00 |
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| South Carolina | $33,520.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $25,620.00 |
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Related Careers
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Chemical Equipment Operators & 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. |
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Chemical Plant & System Operators| | Control or operate an entire chemical process or system of machines. |
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Gas Plant Operators| | Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines. |
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery| | Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. |
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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers| | Control the operation of 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. |
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Photographic Processing Machine Operators| | Operate photographic processing machines, such as photographic printing machines, film developing machines, and mounting presses. |
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Plating & Coating Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & 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. Includes electrolytic processes. |
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Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers| | Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes. |
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Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders| | Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers. |
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Skills
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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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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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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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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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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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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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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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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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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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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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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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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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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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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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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Tasks
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| Add chemicals such as ammonia, chlorine, or lime to disinfect and deodorize water and other liquids. |
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| Operate and adjust controls on equipment to purify and clarify water, process or dispose of sewage, and generate power. |
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| Inspect equipment or monitor operating conditions, meters, and gauges to determine load requirements and detect malfunctions. |
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| Collect and test water and sewage samples, using test equipment and color analysis standards. |
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| Record operational data, personnel attendance, or meter and gauge readings on specified forms. |
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| Maintain, repair, and lubricate equipment, using hand tools and power tools. |
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| Clean and maintain tanks and filter beds, using hand tools and power tools. |
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| Direct and coordinate plant workers engaged in routine operations and maintenance activities. |
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Tools
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| Air samplers or collectors |
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| Air monitoring equipment |
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| Emissions monitoring systems |
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| Ammonia removal equipment |
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| Denitrification equipment |
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| Autosamplers |
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| Bacterial removal equipment |
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| Air strippers |
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| Fixed-film reactors |
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| Carbon filtration equipment |
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| Absorption equipment |
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| Centrifugal pumps |
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| Chemical pumps |
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| Chemical feed pumps |
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| Chemical feeding equipment |
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| Chlorine handling equipment |
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| Dechlorination equipment |
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| Disinfection chlorinators |
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| Sulphonators |
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| Colorimeters |
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| Conductivity meters |
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| Conveyor screw |
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| Conveyor control equipment |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Digital camcorders or video cameras |
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| Pipe inspection video equipment |
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| Dissolved oxygen meters |
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| Biochemical oxygen demand analyzers |
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| Drain or pipe cleaning equipment |
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| Pipe cleaning equipment |
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| Flow sensors |
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| Ultrasonic flowmeters |
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| Furnaces |
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| Grit chambers |
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| Grit separators |
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| Heat exchangers |
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| Hydraulic pumps |
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| Hydrocarbons analyzers or detectors |
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| Hydrocarbon analyzers |
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| Total petroleum hydrocarbon analyzers |
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| Incinerators |
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| Lift stations |
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| Microcontrollers |
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| Ion exchangers |
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| Remote terminal unit pump control equipment |
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| Mixers or agitators |
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| Aerators |
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| Agitators |
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| Blowers |
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| Flocculators |
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| Nitrogen or nitrate or nitrite analyzer |
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| Ammonium analyzers |
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| Nitrate analyzers |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Odor control equipment |
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| Oil content monitors analyzers |
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| Oil-in-water monitors |
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| Total oil and grease analyzers |
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| Organic carbon analyzers |
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| Carbon analyzers |
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| Total organic carbon TOC analyzers |
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| Oxygen gas analyzers |
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| Chemical oxygen demand testing equipment |
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| Oxygen generators |
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| Compressors |
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| Diffusors |
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| Packaged water treatment systems |
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| Anaerobic treatment equipment |
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| Sequential batch reactors |
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| pH meters |
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| pH analyzers |
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| Positive displacement pumps |
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| Screw Pumps |
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| Incline screw pumps |
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| Sedimentological analyzing unit |
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| Settleometers |
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| Single gas monitors |
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| Chlorine analyzers |
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| Sludge collectors |
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| Clarifiers |
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| Incline plate clarifiers |
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| Sludge disposal equipment |
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| Sludge injectors |
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| Sludge or sewage digesters |
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| Aerobic digesters |
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| Sludge digesters |
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| Sludge or sewage removal equipment |
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| Scum ejectors |
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| Sludge pelletizers |
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| Filter belt presses |
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| Plate and frame presses |
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| Sludge shredders |
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| Comminutors |
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| Spectrophotometers |
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| Atomic absorption spectrophotometers |
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| Toxicology analyzers |
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| Toxic gas analyzers |
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| Turbidimeters |
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| Suspended solid measurement equipment |
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| Turbidity meters |
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| Turbidity testing equipment |
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| Ultrafiltration equipment |
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| Backwash filters |
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| Microstrainers |
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| Rapid sand filters |
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| Slow sand filters |
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| Trickling filter beds |
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| Vacuum filters |
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| Ultraviolet disinfection equipment |
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| Ultraviolet disinfection systems |
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| Valve actuators |
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| Valve actuators and controls |
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| Water conditioners |
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| Ammoniators |
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| Water purification equipment |
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| Flotation equipment |
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| Rotating biological contactors |
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| Water samplers |
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| Composite samplers |
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| Wastewater samplers |
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| Water treatment dryers |
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| Evaporators |
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| Wet scrubbers |
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| Scrubbers |
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Technology
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| Compliance software |
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| Material safety data sheet MSDS software |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Data logging software |
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| Database software |
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| Document management software |
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| Records management software |
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| Industrial control software |
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| Human machine interface HMI software |
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| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software |
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| Wastewater expert control systems |
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| Time accounting software |
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| Timekeeping software |
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Career Activities
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| Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings |
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| monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems |
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| collect samples for testing |
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| load or unload material or workpiece into machinery |
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| Documenting/Recording Information |
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| maintain production or work records |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| control operation of compressors |
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| Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material |
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| maintain consistent production quality |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| operate chemical processing equipment |
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| operate power driven pumps |
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| operate power generation equipment |
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| operate water treatment equipment |
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| use hand or power tools |
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| use laboratory equipment |
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| use pipe fitting equipment |
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| use precision measuring tools or equipment |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| test materials or solutions |
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| Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment |
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| adjust production equipment/machinery setup |
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| clean equipment or machinery |
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| inspect machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed |
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| install water or sewer treatment plant equipment |
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| maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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