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Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies.
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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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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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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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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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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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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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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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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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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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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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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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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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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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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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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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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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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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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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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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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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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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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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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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas 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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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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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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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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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications 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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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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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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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Wages
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| North Carolina | $29,250.00 |
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| South Carolina | $32,000.00 |
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Related Careers
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Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic| | Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces. |
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Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders| | Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. |
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Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic| | Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. |
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Extruding & Forming Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Synthetic & Glass Fibers| | Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass. |
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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic| | Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts. |
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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Pl| | Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces. |
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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic| | Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects. |
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Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic| | Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products. |
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic| | Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot. |
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders| | Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. |
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Skills
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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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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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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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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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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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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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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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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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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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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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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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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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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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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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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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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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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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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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| Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices. |
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| Record operational information on specified production reports. |
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| Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines. |
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| Turn and press knobs and buttons, or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines. |
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| Read blueprints, work orders, and production schedules to determine product or job instructions and specifications. |
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| Set up, operate, and tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies. |
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| Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components. |
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| Load or feed workpieces into welding machines in order to join or bond components. |
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| Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary. |
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| Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering or brazing; make necessary adjustments to equipment. |
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| Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels. |
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| Remove workpieces and parts from machinery after work is complete, using hand tools. |
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| Correct problems by adjusting controls, or by stopping machines and opening holding devices. |
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| Give directions to other workers regarding machine setup and use. |
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| Observe meters, gauges, and machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications. |
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| Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, and stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools. |
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| Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics. |
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| Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, and wire, according to metal types and thicknesses, data charts, and records. |
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| Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools. |
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| Prepare metal surfaces and workpieces, using hand-operated equipment such as grinders, cutters, or drills. |
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| Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating/cooling cycles, and shut-off. |
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| Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes. |
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| Devise and build fixtures and jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering. |
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| Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux, or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces. |
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| Transfer components, metal products, and assemblies, using moving equipment. |
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| Add chemicals and materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces. |
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| Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, and scribes. |
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| Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress. |
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| Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components. |
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Tools
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| Adjustable widemouth pliers |
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| Bench vises |
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| Blades or tooth or other cutting edges |
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| Hand scrapers |
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| Blow torches |
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| Gas welding torches |
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| C clamps |
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| C-clamps |
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| Calipers |
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| Dial calipers |
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| Desktop computers |
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| End cut pliers |
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| Side-cutting pliers |
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| Facial shields |
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| Face masks |
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| Files |
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| Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus |
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| Arc welding equipment |
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| Brazing machines |
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| Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems |
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| Gauges or inspection fixtures |
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| Undercut gauges |
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| Goggles |
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| Safety goggles |
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| Hammers |
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| Ball peen hammers |
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| Claw hammers |
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| Hand clamps |
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| Hoists |
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| Power hoists |
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| Hydraulic truck cranes |
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| Hydraulic booms |
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| Induction heaters |
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| Heating furnaces |
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| Laser cutting tools |
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| Laser cutters |
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| Laser welding machinery |
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| Laser-beam machines |
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| Lifts |
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| Walk-behind lift trucks |
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| Loading equipment |
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| Product loading equipment |
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| Locking pliers |
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| Vise grip pliers |
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| Magnifiers |
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| Micrometers |
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| Positioning jig |
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| Workpiece positioning jigs |
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| Power chippers |
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| Chipping hammers |
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| Power grinders |
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| Protective gloves |
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| Safety gloves |
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| Punches or nail sets or drifts |
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| Center punches |
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| Rulers |
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| Slip or groove joint pliers |
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| Slip-joint pliers |
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| Soldering or desoldering or combined stations |
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| Soldering machines |
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| Squares |
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| Layout squares |
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| Tape measures |
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| Measuring tapes |
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| Thickness measuring devices |
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| Fillet weld gauges |
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| Tongs |
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| Welders |
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| Cold-welding machines |
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| Diffusion-welding machines |
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| Resistance welding guns |
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| Resistance welding machines |
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| Welding machines |
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| Welding electrodes |
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| Welding masks |
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| Welding helmets |
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| Welding or brazing tip cleaner files |
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| Welding tip cleaning files |
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| Welding or cutting tips |
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| Welding torch tips |
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| Welding robots |
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| Brazing robots |
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| Soldering robots |
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| Welding tip dressers or accessories |
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| Tip dressers |
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| Welding tools |
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| Spot welding guns |
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| Winches |
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| Hydraulic winches |
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| Wire brushes |
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Technology
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| Industrial control software |
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| Tool center point TCP setting software |
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Career Activities
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| clean or degrease weld, or parts to be welded or soldered |
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| fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand |
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| load or unload material or workpiece into machinery |
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| position, clamp or assemble workpiece prior to welding |
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| preheat metal before welding, brazing, or soldering |
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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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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| braze metal parts or components together |
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| operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom |
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| operate metal or plastic fabricating equipment/machinery |
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| solder metal parts or components together |
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| use acetylene welding/cutting torch |
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| use hand or power tools |
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| use non-destructive test equipment |
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| use precision measuring tools or equipment |
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| weld together metal parts, components, or structures |
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| Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material |
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| examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications |
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| perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting |
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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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| install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures |
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| set up production equipment or machinery |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use spot or tack welding techniques |
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| move or fit heavy objects |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| recognize characteristics of metals |
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| understand technical operating, service or repair manuals |
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| Getting Information |
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| read blueprints |
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| read production layouts |
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| read specifications |
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| read technical drawings |
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| read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts |
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| Documenting/Recording Information |
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| maintain production or work records |
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| Training and Teaching Others |
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