- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who administers public-health program of county or city. Responsibilities include:
* Inspects public facilities for health hazards or directs inspection by others.
* Negotiates with school, state, federal, or other authorities and with community groups to formulate health standards and legislation affecting jurisdiction.
* Participates in establishing free clinics, cancer detection centers, and other programs to improve public health.
* Develops and coordinates public relations campaigns to promote programs and services and participates in radio and television discussions, public meetings, and other activities.
* Conducts examinations of hospitals, indigent care centers, and other institutions under control of municipality to ensure conformance to accepted standards.
* Prohibits sale of unsafe milk and other food and dairy products.
* May impose quarantines on area, animals, or persons with contagious disease.
* May order closing of establishments not conforming to prescribed health standards.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs local or statewide services to promote understanding and resolution of senior citizens' problems. Responsibilities include:
* Plans and directs surveys and research studies of such problems as health needs and employment difficulties of older persons.
* Evaluates findings to formulate policies and techniques for improving adjustment of older citizens.
* Promotes establishment of or directs local programs and services, such as clinics and hobby groups.
* Coordinates programs of government, charitable, and religious organizations to avoid duplication.
* Prepares and distributes public information materials dealing with group problems.
* Delivers speeches and participates in discussions with community leaders and other interested parties to promote objectives of program.
* Recommends changes in legislation and public policy to promote interests of aged.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists stretcher-leveler operator to stretch, flatten, and straighten metal sheet, strip, rod, and extruded forms. Respnsibilities include:
* Lifts and positions material in vises and moves lever to close clamps.
* Removes finished product and loads product on saw table, truck, or pallet.
* May install and adjust stretcher jaws according to size of metal, using wrench.
* May determine amount of stretch required, using micrometer and tolerance tables.
* Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machine that makes metal sponges (scouring pads). Respnsibilities include:
* Places spool of wire on spindle and threads end of wire around tension rollers and around winding spindle.
* Installs and threads additional spools of wire according to type of sponge to be made.
* Presses button to start machine that twists, curls, and winds wire around spindle to form sponge.
* Cuts wire when sponge has been formed.
* Removes sponge from spindle and pulls and pats sponge to specified shape.
* Packs sponges in cartons or bags.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who provides individual and group guidance to inmates of correctional facility, who are eligible for parole, and assists in developing vocational and educational plans in preparing inmates for reentry into community life. Responsibilities include:
* Conducts inmate orientation sessions to explain programs and resources available to inmates and to induce inmates to join programs.
* Interviews inmates to record data on individual problems, needs, interests, and attitude.
* Holds individual and group counseling sessions to discuss programs available that affect inmate's reentry into community life, such as housing and financial aid, veteran's benefits, work release programs, vocational rehabilitation, and job search assistance.
* Prepares and maintains case folder for each inmate and discusses findings with supervisor to obtain assistance in establishing goals and plan of action for inmates.
* Conducts followup interview to ascertain inmate progress.
* Prepares correspondence and applications for medicare, medicaid, veteran benefits, food stamps, and housing.
* Telephones and corresponds with persons and agencies outside facility to ensure that family and business matters are attended to.
* Meets with family members at facility to discuss and resolve problems prior to release of inmate.
* Develops and prepares informational packets for inmate, listing outside agencies and programs that could assist ex-offender upon release.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs duties as described under apprentice master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans, promotes, organizes, and administers public recreation service for entire community, under policies established by public managing authority. Responsibilities include:
* Selects, develops, and supervises paid staff and volunteers.
* Superintends acquisition, planning, design, construction, and maintenance of recreation facilities.
* Evaluates effectiveness of recreation areas, facilities, and services.
* Studies local conditions and develops immediate and long range plans to meet recreational needs of all age groups.
* Prepares budget and directs expenditure of department funds and keeping of department records.
* Interprets recreation program to public and maintains cooperative planning and working relationships with allied public and voluntary agencies.
* Serves as technical adviser to managing authority and as recreation consultant to community.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who maintains in efficient operating condition mechanical, electromechanical, optical, and electronic equipment in newspaper composing room, such as line-and-character-type-casting machines, photographic typesetters, copy cameras and reproduction units, teletypesetter-keyboard converter, proof presses, type-cutting saws, and conveyors.
* Repairs, cleans, lubricates, and replaces mechanical components and replaces electronic, electromechanical, and optical components, using handtools, power tools, circuit diagrams, and repair manuals.
* Reports extensive failures in electronics components to supervisor or local service representative of equipment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who services, repairs, and overhauls aircraft and aircraft engines to ensure airworthiness. Respnsibilities include:
* Repairs, replaces, and rebuilds aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselage, and functional components including rigging, surface controls, and plumbing and hydraulic units, using handtools, power tools, machines, and equipment such as shears, sheet metal brakes, welding equipment, rivet gun, and drills.
* Reads and interprets manufacturers' and airline's maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
* Examines engines for cracked cylinders and oil leaks, and listens to operating engine to detect and diagnose malfunctions, such as sticking or burned valves.
* Inspects turbine blades to detect cracks or breaks.
* Tests engine operation, using testing equipment such as ignition analyzer, compression checker, distributor timer, and ammeter, to locate source of malfunction.
* Replaces or repairs worn or damaged components, such as carburetors, alternators, and magnetos, using handtools, gauges, and testing equipment.
* Removes engine from aircraft, using hoist or forklift truck.
* Disassembles and inspects parts for wear, warping, or other defects.
* Repairs or replaces defective engine parts and reassembles and installs engine in aircraft.
* Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories.
* Performs miscellaneous duties to service aircraft, including flushing crankcase, cleaning screens, greasing moving parts, and checking brakes.
* May be required to be licensed by Federal Aviation Administration.
* May service engines and airframe components at line station making repairs, short of overhaul, required to keep aircraft in safe operating condition and be designated airframe-and-power-plant mechanic, line service.
* May service and repair aircraft and engines prior to, during, or after flight to ensure airworthiness, working on flight line of aircraft manufacturing facility, and be designated aircraft-and-engine mechanic, field-and-hangar; flight-line mechanic; mechanic, field-service.
* May specialize in rework, repair, and modification of structural, precision, and functional spare parts and assemblies at manufacturing facility and be designated spares rework mechanic.
* May specialize in engine repair and be designated aircraft-engine assembler; aircraft-engine-cylinder mechanic; aircraft-engine dismantler; aircraft-engine installer; aircraft-engine mechanic; aircraft-engine mechanic, overhaul.
* May be designated: carburetor mechanic; helicopter mechanic; hydraulic tester; ignition specialist; overhaul and repair mechanic; supercharger mechanic.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who manages theater for stage productions or motion pictures. Responsibilities include:
* Coordinates activities of personnel to ensure efficient operation and to promote patronage of theater.
* Directs workers in making alterations to and repair of building.
* Manages financial business of theater.
* Determines price of admission and promotes theater events.
* Orders and sells theater tickets.
* Requisitions or purchases supplies.
* May book pictures or stage attractions designed to meet tastes of patrons.
* May negotiate contracts for scripts or performers.
* May solicit advertisements from business and community groups.
* May prepare and monitor theater schedules and budget.
Industry:Professional careers
