- Industry: Government; Labor
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- Company Profile:
A professional who installs and repairs gasoline and diesel engines in boats, such as yachts, tugs, and trawlers, following specifications. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions engine over mounting holes, using chain hoist.
* Bolts engine to mount and straps fuel tank to cradle, using handtools.
* Connects fuel, oil, and waterlines to engine.
* Installs engine controls, propeller shaft, and propeller.
* Attaches test instruments, such as tachometer and voltmeter to engine.
* Starts engine and records operating data, such as revolutions per minute, and voltage output.
* Disassembles defective engines and repairs or replaces damaged parts, using handtools.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists draw-bench operator in drawing metal tubes or rods by performing various duties according to set procedure. Respnsibilities include:
* Lifts die and plug onto machine.
* Rolls or lifts workpieces onto machine table manually or using hoist.
* Swabs or brushes lubricant on workpiece to facilitate drawing.
* Piles drawn workpieces according to specified procedure, and attaches tubes to crane, using straps and hooks.
* Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who attaches metal liners to scalped ingots preparatory to rolling into clad sheet or plate. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions ingot on cladding conveyor, using hoist.
* Cleans scalped ingot with solvent and rags.
* Selects specified liners from stack and straps them to both sides of ingot, using wire and banding machine.
* Tack-welds liners to ingot, using electric or gas welding equipment.
* Cuts wire straps with wirecutter and signals overhead crane operator to remove lined ingot.
* May interlay clad ingots with wood spacers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in shaping and cutting rings, ring blanks, and jewelry findings, utilizing knowledge of power-press setup and product specifications.
* Sets up tools and machines.
* Examines fabricated articles for defects.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conducts research on toxic effects of cosmetic products and ingredients on laboratory animals for manufacturer of cosmetics. Responsibilities include:
* Applies cosmetic ingredient or cosmetic being developed to exposed shaved skin area of test animal and observes and examines skin periodically for possible development of abnormalities, inflammation, or irritation.
* Injects ingredient into test animal, using hypodermic needle and syringe, and periodically observes animal for signs of toxicity.
* Injects antidotes to determine which antidote best neutralizes toxic effects.
* Tests and analyzes blood samples for presence of toxic conditions, using microscope and laboratory test equipment.
* Dissects dead animals, using surgical instruments, and examines organs to determine effects of cosmetic ingredients being tested.
* Prepares formal reports of test results.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who interviews motor vehicle drivers at specified road intersection or highway to secure information for use in highway planning. Responsibilities include:
* Places equipment, such as barricades, signs, and automatic vehicle counting devices.
* Signals driver to stop, presents identification credentials, and explains reason for halting vehicle.
* Questions driver to obtain data, such as itinerary and purpose of trip.
* Records results of interview, and permits driver to continue journey.
* May secure information on load (either passenger or cargo) carried and type and weight of vehicle.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who repairs and maintains fiber-making machinery and equipment, such as slitting, twisting, weaving, and wrapping machines, using handtools, hoists, and precision-measuring instruments. Respnsibilities include:
* Examines machines and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
* Dismantles machines and removes defective parts, using pliers, wrenches, and screwdrivers.
* Repairs and replaces parts and reassembles machine, using handtools.
* Affixes special attachments to machines.
* Sets belts and lubricates machinery and equipment.
* Moves machine components, using hoists and rollers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that winds wire on spools for use on wire-bound boxes. Respnsibilities include:
* Slides empty spool over end of shaft and against winding clutch.
* Places coil of wire over frame and threads loose end over guide pulley, through hole in post of machine, and between guiding wheels, and attaches it to empty spool.
* Shifts lever to start and stop shaft rotating and winding wire on spool.
* Removes spool of wire from machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up, controls, and monitors machine that automatically assembles component parts, such as caps, shims, levers, and springs, to fabricate typing elements used in electric typewriters. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads work order and engineering specifications to determine components needed for assembly.
* Loads parts into hoppers of automatic feed mechanism of machine.
* Flips switches on control panel to start machine.
* Observes panel lights and machine operation to detect malfunctions and ensure prescribed sequence of operation.
* Fills grease containers on machine and maintains supply of parts in feed mechanism.
* Inspects assembled typing element to detect defects, such as mislocated springs, chipped characters, and insufficient grease.
* Adjusts and calibrates machine to adapt machine to processing requirements, following specified procedures and using handtools.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates rolling mill to reduce dimensions of cold strip metal preparatory to processing metal into springs. Respnsibilities include:
* Clamps roll of strip metal on reel stand and threads end of strip through series of machine guides and pressure rolls.
* Turns screws to adjust pressure of rollers or presses buttons to regulate reduction of strip to specified gauge.
* Starts machine, and moves lever to control rate of feed and tension of strip through mill.
* Stops machine and measures thickness of strip, using micrometer or by observing automatic gauge indicator.
* Resets roll pressure to reduce strip to specified thickness.
* May reshape and reduce steel wire.
Industry:Professional careers
