Production Occupations
Administrative Support ○ Architecture and Engineering ○ Arts and Design ○ Business and Financial ○ Community and Social Service ○ Computer and Mathematical ○ Construction and Extraction ○ Education and Library ○ Entertainment and Sports ○ Farming and Fishing ○ Healthcare and Technical ○ Installation and Maintenance ○ Legal ○ Management ○ Media and Communication ○ Personal Care and Service ○ Physical and Social Science ○ Production ○ Protective Services ○ Sales ○ Transportation
Production Careers
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.
Similar: Assemblers and Fabricators video; Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers; Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers; Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers; Engine and Other Machine Assemblers; Team Assemblers; Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Bakers
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
Similar: Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers video; Biomass Plant Technicians; Gas Plant Operators video; Hydroelectric Plant Technicians; Nuclear Power Reactor Operators; Petroleum Engineers video; Petroleum Pump System Operators; Refinery Operators, and Gaugers; Power Distributors and Dispatchers; Power Plant Operators
Butchers and Meat Cutters
Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.
Similar: Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers; Slaughterers and Meat Packers video
Chemical Equipment Operators and 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.
Similar: Chemical Plant and System Operators video
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.
Similar: Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.
Similar: Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders; Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers; Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers; Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators; Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Foundry Mold and Coremakers; Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders; Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic; Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders; Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Model Makers, Metal and Plastic; Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic; Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Pourers and Casters, Metal; Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood; Semiconductor Processing Technicians; Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.
Similar: Tire Builders
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.
Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians and Medical Appliance Technicians
Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
Etchers and Engravers
Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.
Similar: Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders video; Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
Food Batchmakers
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
Similar: Cheese Makers; Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders; Food Processing Workers
Gem and Diamond Workers
Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems. Includes diamond polishers and gem cutters, and persons who perform precision casting and modeling of molds, casting metal in molds, or setting precious and semiprecious stones for jewelry and related products.
Similar: Gemologists; Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.
Similar: Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Helpers–Production Workers
Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Similar: Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.
Similar: Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Machinists
Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments.
Similar: Tool and Die Makers; Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
Molders, Shapers, and Casters
Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.
Similar: Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers; Metallurgists; Potters, Manufacturing; Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.
Similar: Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.
Similar: Printing Press Operators; Prepress Technicians and Workers
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.
Similar: Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Similar: Fashion Designers video; Sewers, Hand; Sewing Machine Operators
Upholsterers
Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
Similar: Furniture Makers
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Similar: Sheet Metal Workers video; Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Administrative Support ○ Architecture and Engineering ○ Arts and Design ○ Business and Financial ○ Community and Social Service ○ Computer and Mathematical ○ Construction and Extraction ○ Education and Library ○ Entertainment and Sports ○ Farming and Fishing ○ Healthcare and Technical ○ Installation and Maintenance ○ Legal ○ Management ○ Media and Communication ○ Personal Care and Service ○ Physical and Social Science ○ Production ○ Protective Services ○ Sales ○ Transportation
Sources: From "O*NET OnLine" by the National Center for O*NET Development. Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. And, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Sources: From "O*NET OnLine" by the National Center for O*NET Development. Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. And, Bureau of Labor Statistics.