- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who keeps records of mortgage loans in mortgage loan establishment, performing any of following clerical duties. Responsibilities include:
* Records data, such as loan number, selling price, and taxes of mortgaged property.
* Computes interest and principal payments on loans, using calculating machines.
* Prepares applications for insurance on property and for extensions on delinquent loans.
* Types or posts by hand, such data as legal description of property, name of mortgager, amount and type of hazard insurance on property, and results of computations that break down monthly payments into principal, interest, taxes, and optional items.
* Prepares copies of documents for filing and mailing.
* May file documents and records.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends equipment that separates naphthalene from chemical drain oil used to wash coke-oven gas or tar distillate. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts pumps to remove drain oil from scrubbing tower to collecting tank where naphthalene settles and crystallizes as oil cools.
* Opens drain valves or starts pumps to remove oil from pans to storage tanks.
* Dumps crystals into centrifuge to remove remaining oil.
* Dumps or shovels crystallized naphthalene into steam-heated tank to melt and further purify crystals.
* Draws sample from melting tank for laboratory analysis.
* Starts pumps to transfer naphthalene into storage tanks or railroad tank cars.
* May be designated according to work performed as Drier Tender, Naphthalene.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans, organizes, and directs activities of craft center operated by folk or history museum, historic or ethnic area or community, or historic or regional theme park. Responsibilities include:
* Consults with administrative personnel to plan activities, such as craft classes, exhibits, and other projects conducted in cooperation with sponsoring institution.
* Orders supplies needed for basketry, leatherwork, candlemaking, macrame, tole painting, beadwork, or other crafts compatible with institution theme.
* Plans and writes publicity material for craft classes, and coordinates presentation of craft shows and exhibits, arranging for participants, and overseeing installation of exhibit booths, distribution of publicity materials, and scheduling of craft demonstrations.
* Maintains inventory, personnel, and accounting records.
* Arranges for consignment of craft items for sale, directs sales personnel, and maintains records of operation.
* Reports operational activities to institution administrative staff or governing body, and confers with staff to plan and implement changes in operation of facilities.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who coordinates government programs dealing with prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse problems affecting work performance of employees in private and public sectors of work force. Responsibilities include:
* Studies composition of industrial and business communities and state agencies to determine methods of promoting information concerning alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment programs to executives and administrators in industry and government.
* Confers with management personnel to explain purpose and benefits of Employee Assistance Program, and attempts to establish programs in establishments, organizations, and agencies.
* Consults with representatives of Area Service Providers (professionals in health care, counseling, and other special services) to develop participation in prevention and treatment programs.
* Instructs personnel in methods of recognizing and identifying employee problems, referring employee to community Area Service Providers, and maintaining records of program-related activities.
* Consults with management and administrators of participating organizations and Area Service Providers to evaluate progress of program and identify administrative problems.
* Implements corrective action plan to solve problems.
* Develops training materials to be used by participating organizations and Area Service Providers.
* Prepares articles for newspaper and other media to explain purpose of program.
* Lectures and participates in workshops, radio and television interviews, community meetings, and other organizational functions to promote acceptance and support of program.
* Prepares grant proposals and reports for submission to department supervisor.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in extracting and refining grease produced by cooking glue stock and in converting tankage to fertilizer. Respnsibilities include:
* Estimates weight and type of tankage or grease in process and specifies amount of acid to be used.
* Examines refined grease to ensure specified level of clarity.
* Directs blending of grease according to formula and loading of grease into tank cars.
* Records amounts of grease refined, blended and shipped, amounts of acid used, and moisture content of each batch of fertilizer.
* Trains workers in operation of cookers.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates single- or double-deck platen curing press to cure transmission or conveyor belting. Respnsibilities include:
* Gives directions to workers engaged in setting up press according to specified width of belt, pressure, temperature, and curing time.
* Positions guide stops in press to accommodate height of belt to be cured.
* Inspects sections of press for conformity to specifications and verifies temperature and time settings.
* Observes machine operation to detect malfunction.
* Signals overhead crane operator to lift and position belt rolls in work area.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates autoclaves and auxiliary equipment to cure and bond metallic and nonmetallic aircraft parts and assemblies according to specifications. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads and interprets shop orders and authorization documents to determine bonding process specifications.
* Selects parts and assemblies for simultaneous bonding, based on similarity of processing requirements and autoclave capacity.
* Arranges jigs and fixtures containing parts and assemblies on bonding racks and positions racks in autoclave, manually or using equipment, such as hoist, forklift, or tow.
* Inspects general condition of parts and assemblies, examines positioning of parts and assemblies in jigs and fixtures, and verifies that vacuum bag installation conforms to specifications prior to bonding.
* Connects thermocouples and vacuum lines to fittings on jigs and fixtures and inside autoclave.
* Adjusts manual controls or enters commands in computerized control panel to regulate and activate autoclave power supply, cooling system, vacuum, heat, and pressure gauges and recorders, and to close interlocking autoclave doors.
* Monitors instruments, switches, and recorders and listens for warning signals during autoclave operation to ensure conformance to specifications, and modifies or aborts process as required.
* Maintains manual or computerized autoclave processing records.
* Operates curing ovens and presses with heated platens to cure and bond parts.
* Suggests methods or procedures for improved operations to supervision or liaison personnel.
* Discusses loading, unloading, and operation of autoclaves and auxiliary equipment with other operators and workers to ensure safety of individuals working in and around high-pressure autoclaves.
* May calibrate autoclave system components.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up and operates autoclaves and auxiliary equipment to cure and bond metallic and nonmetallic aircraft parts and assemblies according to specifications. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads and interprets shop orders and authorization documents to determine bonding process specifications.
* Selects parts and assemblies for simultaneous bonding, based on similarity of processing requirements and autoclave capacity.
* Arranges jigs and fixtures containing parts and assemblies on bonding racks and positions racks in autoclave, manually or using equipment, such as hoist, forklift, or tow.
* Inspects general condition of parts and assemblies, examines positioning of parts and assemblies in jigs and fixtures, and verifies that vacuum bag installation conforms to specifications prior to bonding.
* Connects thermocouples and vacuum lines to fittings on jigs and fixtures and inside autoclave.
* Adjusts manual controls or enters commands in computerized control panel to regulate and activate autoclave power supply, cooling system, vacuum, heat, and pressure gauges and recorders, and to close interlocking autoclave doors.
* Monitors instruments, switches, and recorders and listens for warning signals during autoclave operation to ensure conformance to specifications, and modifies or aborts process as required.
* Maintains manual or computerized autoclave processing records.
* Operates curing ovens and presses with heated platens to cure and bond parts.
* Suggests methods or procedures for improved operations to supervision or liaison personnel.
* Discusses loading, unloading, and operation of autoclaves and auxiliary equipment with other operators and workers to ensure safety of individuals working in and around high-pressure autoclaves.
* May calibrate autoclave system components.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls autoclave (high-pressure tank) to process liquid, solid, and gaseous ingredients into chemical products according to specifications. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads production schedule to determine product, ingredients, temperature, pressure, and duration of process.
* Turns valves to load liquid ingredients into tank.
* Weighs out and dumps solid ingredients and catalyst into equipment, and turns steam and coolant valves to heat mixture to specified temperature.
* Turns valves to displace accumulated gases to avoid explosion.
* Closes vent to seal autoclave.
* Sets dials to control pressure and flow of gaseous material through mixture.
* Opens vent to admit product into load tank.
* Connects drain line from load tank to filter press, using handtools, and starts pumps to force product through press to separate catalyst.
* Drains product into drum and starts pumps to transfer catalyst to load tank for reuse.
* May test samples of materials produced, using refractometer or other standard test equipment, to ensure attainment of specified product.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls kettles to boil soap ingredients, such as lye, resin, palm oil, and tallow, to specified consistency. Respnsibilities include:
* Opens valves to fill kettle with ingredients in specified amounts, and weighs and dumps ingredients in kettle, using scale.
* Opens steam valve to heat kettle to specified temperature.
* Observes boiling rate, reads temperature gauges, and turns valves to maintain temperature within critical limits.
* Boils ingredient for specified time and draws and tests sample for consistency, specific gravity, and chemical content, using laboratory equipment, such as hydrometer.
* Starts pumps and opens valves to transfer mixture to storage tanks.
* May stir ingredients with paddle.
Industry:Professional careers
