Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Tasks Include:
- Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.
- Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates.
- Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines.
- Record details of machine malfunctions.
- Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines.
- Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.
- Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators.
- Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +9.2%
National: -4.9%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$39,860.00
State
$37,780.00
Regional
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 74.09%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 19.43%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 6.48%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 28.88%
- None = 27.33%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 14.60%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 11.46%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 6.93%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.34%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.47%
- Up to and including 1 month = 1.01%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 40.51%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 27.70%
- Up to and including 1 month = 19.04%
- None = 10.83%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 1.17%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.75%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 48.47%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.03%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 12.76%
- None or short demonstration = 10.10%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 7.31%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 6.34%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.
- Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates.
- Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines.
- Record details of machine malfunctions.
- Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines.
- Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.
- Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators.
- Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools.
- Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects.
- Observe flow of finish across finish rollers, and turn valves to adjust flow to specifications.
- Open cabinet doors to cut multifilament threadlines away from guides, using scissors.
- Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers.
- Remove polymer deposits from spinnerettes and equipment, using silicone spray, brass chisels, and bronze-wool pads.
- Pass sliver strands through openings in floors to workers on floors below who wind slivers onto tubes.
- Turn petcocks to adjust the flow of binding fluid to sleeves.
- Turn rheostats to obtain specified temperatures in electric furnaces where glass is melted.
- Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines.
- Lower pans inside cabinets to catch molten filaments until flow of polymer through packs has stopped.
- Pull extruded fiberglass filaments over sleeves where binding solution is applied, and into grooves of graphite shoes that bind filaments into single strands of sliver.
- Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
67.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
55.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
53.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
52.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
51.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
68.75 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
62.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
62.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
59.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
59.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
59.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
56.25 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
56.25 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
56.25 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
85.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
84.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
79.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
79.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
76.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
72.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
72.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
71.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
69.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
68.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
66.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
66.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
62.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
60.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
58.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
57.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
57.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
52.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
74.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
74.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
74.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
71.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
71.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
71.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
69.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
68.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
68.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
63.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
62.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
58.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
57.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
51.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
49.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
83.33 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
50.00 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
98.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
93.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
91.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
89.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
89.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
84.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
83.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
80.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
80.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
77.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
77.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
77.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
75.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
75.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
74.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
73.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
73.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
72.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
72.20 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
72.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
67.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
66.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
66.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
65.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
63.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
62.20 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
62.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
61.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
61.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
60.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
60.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
58.80 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
56.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
52.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
51.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
51.20 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $30,780.00 | $39,860.00 | $48,750.00 |
Virginia | $23,810.00 | $37,780.00 | $46,030.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $36,991.29 | $42,452.03 | $49,291.50 |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 14,400 | 13,700 | -4.9% |
Virginia | 963 | 1,052 | +9.2% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Bay Consortium | 118 | 165 | +39.8% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 561 | 647 | +15.3% |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 164 | 167 | +1.8% |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 100 | 104 | +4.0% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
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- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
- Patternmakers, Wood
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
- Plant and System Operators, All Other
- Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Potters, Manufacturing
- Pourers and Casters, Metal
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers
- Power Plant Operators
- Production Workers, All Other
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- 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
- Sewers, Hand
- Sewing Machine Operators
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
- Team Assemblers
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
- 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
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
- Tire Builders
- Tool and Die Makers
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Upholsterers
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Woodworkers, All Other
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
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Occupations
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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Beamer Operator
- Beaming Machine Operator
- Box Spinner
- Control Room Operator
- Drawbench Operator
- Extruder Operator
- Extrusion Line Operator
- Extrusion Operator
- Fiber Machine Tender
- Fiberglass Dowel Drawing Operator
- Hot End Operator
- Line Technician
- Machine Operator
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Operator
- Pelletizer Operator
- Process Operator
- Process Technician
- Processor
- Second Floor Operator
- Spindraw Operator
- Spinner
- Spinning Bath Patroller
- Spinning Bath Person
- Synthetic Filament Extruder
- Synthetic Filament Spinner
- Synthetic Staple Extruder
- Test Skein Winder
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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
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