A professional who removes guard hairs (long coarse hairs) from pelts of fur-bearing animals, such as beavers, nutrias, and rabbits, to enhance appearance of finished pelts, using fur plucking device. Respnsibilities include:

• Wraps forward edge of pelt around rod of movable frame to expose hairs for plucking.
• Starts device and pushes frame towards rotary head that plucks (cuts off) guard hairs, taking care not to damage shorter hairs in pelt.
• Wraps remainder of pelt around rod to facilitate complete removal of coarse hairs from pelts.
• May pluck hairs from pelts, using beaming knife.