Helpers--Production Workers
Tasks Include:
- Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
- Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
- Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
- Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
- Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
- Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
- Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
- Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
- Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
- Pack and store materials and products.
- Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet27)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +6.4%
National: -8.0%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Mid Range ($28,000 - $35,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$30,000.00
State
$29,420.00
Regional
Helpers--Production Workers
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing
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Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 49.30%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 32.24%
- 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) = 17.63%
- Some College Courses = 0.83%
Related Work Experience
- None = 37.56%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.03%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.41%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 11.21%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 6.65%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.68%
- Up to and including 1 month = 3.37%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 3.08%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 40.80%
- None = 21.63%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 14.06%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 13.78%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.90%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.83%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 32.56%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 31.38%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13%
- None or short demonstration = 11.66%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.98%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.42%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
- Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
- Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
- Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
- Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
- Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
- Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
- Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
- Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
- Pack and store materials and products.
- Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
- Mark or tag identification on parts.
- Clean and lubricate equipment.
- Record information, such as the number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of product production.
- Separate products according to weight, grade, size, or composition of materials used to produce them.
- Turn valves to regulate flow of liquids or air, to reverse machines, to start pumps, or to regulate equipment.
- Tie products in bundles for further processing or shipment, following prescribed procedures.
- Signal coworkers to direct them to move products during the production process.
- Prepare raw materials for processing.
- Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Thread ends of items such as thread, cloth, and lace through needles and rollers, and around take-up tubes.
- Read gauges or charts, and record data obtained.
- Mix ingredients according to specified procedures or formulas.
- Position spouts or chutes of storage bins so that containers can be filled.
- Fold products and product parts during processing.
- Wash work areas, machines, equipment, vehicles, or products.
- Unclamp and hoist full reels from braiding, winding, or other fabricating machines, using power hoists.
- Dump materials such as prepared ingredients into machine hoppers prior to mixing.
- Break up defective products for reprocessing.
- Change machine gears, using wrenches.
- Cut or break flashing from materials or products.
- Perform minor repairs to machines, such as replacing damaged or worn parts.
- Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Open end wrenches (Crescent wrenches)
- Forklifts
- Grease guns
- Files (Hand files)
- Jacks (Hand jacks)
- Saws (Hand saws)
- Hand trucks or accessories (Handtrucks)
- Hydraulic truck cranes (Hydraulic booms)
- Winches (Hydraulic winches)
- Floor or platform scales (Industrial platform scales)
- Vacuum cleaners (Industrial vacuum cleaners)
- Pneumatic hammer (Jackhammers)
- Label making machines (Label-making machines)
- Locking pliers
- Slings (Material-hoisting slings)
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Jacks (Pipe jacks)
- Pipe wrenches
- Planes (Planers)
- Ladders (Platform ladders)
- Power drills
- Power grinders
- Hoists (Power hoists)
- Power nail guns
- Power sanders
- Power saws
- Staple guns (Power staple guns)
- Pressure or steam cleaners (Pressure wands)
- Skid steer loaders
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Utility knives
Technologies Include:
- Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
51.25 | 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 onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
62.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
56.25 | 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. |
56.25 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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. |
56.25 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | 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. |
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 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
50.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
79.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
75.75 | 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. |
74.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
67.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
65.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
63.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
62.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
62.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
58.00 | 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. |
57.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
56.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
53.75 | 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. |
52.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
51.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
50.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
49.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
75.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
68.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
65.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
65.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
64.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
63.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
60.25 | 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. |
59.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
58.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
56.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
54.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
50.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | 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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
98.80 | 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? |
92.40 | 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? |
86.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
83.40 | 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? |
81.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
81.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
77.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
77.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
77.40 | 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.) |
76.80 | 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? |
75.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
74.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
73.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
70.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
70.40 | 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? |
70.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
69.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
69.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
67.80 | 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? |
67.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
64.20 | 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? |
63.40 | 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? |
63.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
63.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
62.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
59.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
59.60 | 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? |
58.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
57.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
57.40 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
55.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
52.40 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
51.40 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
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 onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $22,830.00 | $30,000.00 | $37,120.00 |
Virginia | $21,700.00 | $29,420.00 | $35,280.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | $23,524.07 | $26,737.03 | $30,951.48 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $26,175.18 | $30,314.64 | $35,815.09 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $18,640.94 | $23,942.13 | $29,867.82 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $22,714.67 | $30,271.50 | $35,265.56 |
Hampton Roads | $22,026.47 | $29,896.58 | $34,963.58 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $21,801.52 | $27,787.82 | $32,441.89 |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | $22,120.97 | $29,120.05 | $32,976.02 |
Shenandoah Valley | $24,990.86 | $35,867.48 | $40,335.63 |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $22,721.86 | $30,048.60 | $36,241.37 |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $25,504.44 | $30,853.90 | $39,069.14 |
* 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 onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 206,900 | 190,300 | -8.0% |
Virginia | 6,379 | 6,790 | +6.4% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 1,055 | 1,184 | +12.2% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 334 | 346 | +3.6% |
Crater Area | 428 | 433 | +1.2% |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 242 | 242 | +0.0% |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | 212 | 205 | -3.3% |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | 221 | 200 | -9.5% |
Southwestern Virginia | 62 | 61 | -1.6% |
West Piedmont | 275 | 257 | -6.5% |
Western Virginia | 355 | 367 | +3.4% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
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Helpers--Production Workers
Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Seamanship, General
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Helpers--Production Workers
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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Helpers--Production Workers
Titles
- Abrasive Mixer Helper
- Acid Filler
- Advertising Material Distributor
- Air and Water Filler
- Aircraft Machinist Helper
- Airport Maintenance Laborer
- Almond Blancher
- Alodize Machine Helper
- Anglesmith Helper
- Animal Stunner
- Annealer Helper
- Apron Cleaner
- Asbestos Brake Lining Finisher Helper
- Assembler
- Assembly Inspector Helper
- Assistant Operator
- Auto Painter Helper
- Automatic Pad Making Machine Operator Helper
- Automatic Pad-Making Machine Operator Helper
- Automotive Painter Helper
- Backup Operator
- Bag Liner
- Bag Machine Operator Helper
- Baggage Handler
- Bagging Salvager
- Baker Helper
- Bakery Helper
- Balcony Worker
- Band Salvager
- Bander and Cellophaner Machine Helper
- Bander Operator
- Bandoleer Straightener Stamper
- Barrel Assembler Helper
- Barrel Charrer Helper
- Barrel Drainer
- Barrel Loader and Cleaner
- Barrel Marker
- Barrel Raiser Helper
- Barrow Worker Helper
- Basket Filler
- Basting Puller
- Beamer Helper
- Beater Engineer Helper
- Beater Room Helper
- Beater Worker Helper
- Bedder
- Bench Worker Helper
- Bender Helper
- Beveling and Edging Machine Operator Helper
- Bias Cutter Helper
- Bias Machine Operator Helper
- Billposter
- Blacksmith Helper
- Blanket Winder Helper
- Blast Furnace Helper
- Blast Furnace Keeper Helper
- Bleach Packer
- Blender Helper
- Blending Tank Helper
- Blending Tank Tender Helper
- Blintze Roller
- Blow Down Helper
- Blow Off Worker
- Blow Pit Helper
- Boat Hoist Operator Helper
- Boat Loader Helper
- Bobbin Disker
- Bobbin Loose End Finder
- Boiler Helper
- Boiler Room Helper
- Boilermaker Helper
- Bolter Helper
- Bone Picker
- Boner
- Booker
- Boot and Shoe Laborer
- Bottler Helper
- Bottom Maker
- Box Blank Machine Operator Helper
- Brass Molder Helper
- Brewer Helper
- Brim Raiser
- Briner
- Briquette Machine Operator Helper
- Brusher
- Buckler and Lacer
- Bundle Breaker
- Burlap Spreader
- Busher
- Busher Helper
- Butcher Helper
- Buttoner
- Buzzsaw Operator Helper
- Cable Testers Helper
- Cable Worker Helper
- Cake Press Operator Helper
- Cake Wrapper
- Calciner Operator Helper
- Calender Let Off Helper
- Calender Machine Operator Helper
- Calender Operator Helper
- Calender Wind Up Helper
- Calender Worker Helper
- Can Filler
- Candy Spreader
- Cane Weigher Helper
- Cannery Worker
- Canvas Shop Laborer
- Canvas Shrinker
- Car Dumper Operator Helper
- Car Icer
- Car Worker Helper
- Carbon Furnace Operator Helper
- Carcass Washer
- Cardboard Inserter
- Carton Forming Machine Helper
- Caster Helper
- Casting House Worker
- Casting Machine Operator Helper
- Casting Operator Helper
- Casting Room Helper
- Casting Wheel Operator Helper
- Catalytic Converter Operator Helper
- Catcher Helper
- Cell Preparer
- Cell Tender Helper
- Channel Installer
- Char Dust Cleaner and Salvager
- Char Filter Operator Helper
- Charger Operator Helper
- Charm Filter Operator Helper
- Cheesemaking Laborer
- Chemical Compounder Helper
- Chemical Processing Laborer
- Chopper
- Chrome Plater Helper
- Circular Sawyer Helper
- Circus Laborer
- Clamp Remover
- Clamper
- Clarifier Operator Helper
- Clean Up Person
- Cleaner
- Cleaner and Polisher
- Cloth Edge Singer
- Cloth Shrinking Machine Operators Helper
- Cloth Tearer
- Coater Helper
- Coating Machine Operator Helper
- Cocoa Bean Roaster Helper
- Color Dipper
- Color Strainer
- Commercial Baker Helper
- Company Laborer
- Compounder Helper
- Compressed Gas Plant Worker
- Concrete Plant Laborer
- Cone Treater
- Construction or Leak Gang Laborer
- Contact Acid Plant Operator Helper
- Continuous Pickling Line Pickler Helper
- Conveyor Loader
- Cook Helper
- Cook House Laborer
- Cooler Room Worker
- Coppersmith Helper
- Core Setter
- Corrugator Helper
- Corrugator Operator Helper
- Cotton Ginner Helper
- Cotton Washer
- Covering Machine Operator Helper
- Creeler
- Creping Machine Operator Helper
- Crossband Layer
- Crutcher Helper
- Cuff Folder
- Cupola Melter Helper
- Cupola Tapper Helper
- Cupola Tender Helper
- Custom Feed Mill Operator Helper
- Cutch Cleaner
- Cutter Helper
- Cutter Operator Helper
- Cutting Machine Tender Helper
- Cylinder Die Machine Helper
- Dairy Helper
- Demolition Specialist
- Dental Ceramist Helper
- Depilatory Painter
- Digester Operator Helper
- Dipper
- Disc-Pad Knockout Worker
- Disc-Pad Plate Filler
- Distillation Operator Helper
- Distillery Miller Helper
- Distributor Cleaner
- Dock Hand
- Doll Wigs Hackler
- Dolly Pusher
- Doubler Helper
- Drawbench Operator Helper
- Drawing in Machine Tender Helper
- Dressmaker Helper
- Drier Helper
- Drier Operator Helper
- Drill Press Operator Helper
- Drip-Box Tender
- Drop Forger Helper
- Drop Hammer Operator Helper
- Drop-Wire Hanger
- Dry Cleaner Helper
- Dry Kiln Operator Helper
- Dry Press Operator Helper
- Drying Room Attendant
- Drying Unit Felting Machine Operator Helper
- Dust Box Worker
- Dust Collector-Treater
- Dust Puller
- Dye Reel Operator Helper
- Dye Weigher Helper
- Dyer
- Dyer Helper
- Dynamite Reclaimer
- Edger Machine Helper
- Egg Breaker
- Electric Welder Helper
- Electrician Helper
- Electrode Cleaner
- Electroplater Helper
- Electroplating Laborer
- Engine House Helper
- Engine Room Helper
- Evaporator Helper
- Extractor Operator Helper
- Extruder Operator Helper
- Fabric Lay-Out Worker
- Factory Hand
- Factory Helper
- Factory Laborer
- Factory Worker
- Fagot Heater Helper
- Feed Mixer Helper
- Felt Hat Steamer
- Felting Machine Operator Helper
- Ferryboat Ticket Taker
- Filer Helper
- Filler Block Inserter-Remover
- Filler Room Attendant
- Filler Shredder Helper
- Filler Spreader
- Film Loader
- Filter Tank Tender Helper
- Filtering Machine Tender Helper
- Final Assembler
- Finisher
- Fireman Helper
- Fish Drier
- Fitter Helper
- Flatcar Whacker
- Floor Worker
- Flotation Tender Helper
- Flour Blender Helper
- Folder
- Food Production Worker
- Foot Worker
- Forge Helper
- Forge Operator Helper
- Forge Utility Worker
- Forgeman Helper
- Forger Helper
- Forklift Driver
- Forklift Operator
- Forming Machine Upkeep Mechanic Helper
- Foundry Finisher
- Foundry Helper
- Frame Hand
- Frame Stripper
- Frame Table Operator Helper
- Fringer
- Furnace Helper
- Furnace Mechanic Helper
- Furniture Cleaner
- Furniture Finisher Helper
- Gambreler Helper
- Garment Folder
- Garment Turner
- Garnisher
- Gas Leak Inspector Helper
- Gas Maker Helper
- Gas Pumping Station Helper
- General Distillery Worker
- General Foundry Worker
- General Helper
- General Laborer
- General Lithographic Worker
- Ginner Helper
- Glass Blower Helper
- Glass Cutter Helper
- Glove Former
- Glove Turner
- Goods Layer
- Greaser
- Greaser Helper
- Grizzly Worker
- Hammerer Helper
- Hammersmith Helper
- Hand Bobbin Cleaner
- Hand Coke Drawer
- Hand Drawer-in Helper
- Hand Etcher Helper
- Hand Finisher
- Hand Folder
- Hand Former Helper
- Hand Glove Cleaner
- Hand Plate Stacker
- Hand Spring Repairer Helper
- Hand Stemmer
- Hand Suture Winder
- Hand Washer
- Hander-In
- Handkerchief Folder
- Hardener Helper
- Hat Conditioner
- Hatch Tender
- Heat Treater Helper
- Heater Engineer Helper
- Heater Helper
- Heater Room Helper
- Heavy Forger Helper
- Heel Dipper
- Hide Handler
- High-Density Press Laborer
- Hogshead Opener
- Hook Puller
- Hot Metal Mixer Operator Helper
- Hot Saw Helper
- Hot Top Liner Helper
- Housekeeping Worker
- Ice Cream Freezer Assistant
- Ice Cream Freezer Helper
- Igniter Capper
- Impregnator and Drier Helper
- Impregnator Helper
- Incinerator Plant Laborer
- Industrial Laborer
- Insole and Heel Stiffener
- Installer Helper
- Internal Combustion Engine Assembler Helper
- Iron Molder Helper
- Janitor
- Jewel Stringer
- Jig Builder Helper
- Jigger
- Keeper Helper
- Kiln Burner Helper
- Kiln Drawer
- Kiln Loader
- Kiln Operator Helper
- Kiln Worker
- Kitchen Helper
- Knitter Helper
- Knitting Machine Operator Helper
- Label Coder
- Label Remover
- Laborer
- Lacer
- Lacer and Tier
- Ladle Liner Helper
- Lamination Spinner
- Larriman Helper
- Last Puller
- Last Putter Away
- Laundry Helper
- Laundry Laborer
- Laundry Worker
- Lead Burner Helper
- Lead Caster Helper
- Lead Handler
- Leaf Conditioner
- Leaf Conditioner Helper
- Leather Softener
- Lime Kiln Worker Helper
- Line Helper
- Line Mover
- Liner Helper
- Liner Inserter
- Liner Machine Operator Helper
- Lines Tender
- Lining Scrubber
- Linseed Oil Order Filler
- Liquefaction and Regasification Helper
- Liquor Bridge Operator Helper
- Lithographer Helper
- Loading Dock Helper
- Log Loader Helper
- Log Washer
- Loom Changeover Operator
- Loom Fixer Helper
- Machine Helper
- Machine Hoop Maker Helper
- Machine Long Goods Helper
- Machine Operator
- Machinist Helper
- Make Up Operator Helper
- Manual Plate Filler
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Helper
- Match-Up Worker
- Material Handler
- Mattress Stripper
- Melter Helper
- Metal Bonding Helper
- Metal Fabricating Shop Helper
- Metal Hanging Helper
- Mexican Food Maker
- Mill Operator Helper
- Miller Helper
- Milliner Helper
- Millwright Helper
- Mixer Helper
- Mold Capper Helper
- Mold Cleaner
- Mold Closer
- Mold Insert Changer
- Mold Maker Helper
- Mold Parter
- Mold Sheet Cleaner
- Mold Worker
- Molder Helper
- Molding Utility Worker
- Monorail Helper
- Motor Polarizer
- Mud Mixer Helper
- Multiple Drum Sander Helper
- Naphthalene Operator Helper
- Neck Skewer
- Needle Punch Machine Operator Helper
- Novelty Worker
- Nut and Bolt Assembler
- Nut Process Helper
- Odd Bundle Worker
- Oil Spot Washer
- Oil Well Service Operator Helper
- Open Hearth Helper
- Order Runner
- Oriental Rug Stretcher
- Ornamental Metal Worker Helper
- Oven Dauber
- Oven Heater Helper
- Paint Pourer
- Painter Helper
- Pairer
- Pan Helper
- Paper Inserter
- Paper Processing Machine Helper
- Parachute Line Tier
- Parachute Marker
- Parts Remover
- Patcher Helper
- Pattern Ruler
- Petroleum Refinery Laborer
- Petroleum Refinery Worker
- Photostat Operator Helper
- Pick Remover
- Picker
- Picker Tender Helper
- Picking Table Worker
- Pickler
- Pickler Helper
- Pig Lead Melter Helper
- Pig Machine Operator Helper
- Pillow Cleaner
- Pilot Control Operator Helper
- Pinner
- Pipe Racker
- Pipelines Laborer
- Piper Helper
- Plate Take-Out Worker
- Plater Helper
- Pointer Helper
- Pole Peeling Machine Operator Helper
- Polymerization Helper
- Porcelain Enamel Laborer
- Poultry Hanger
- Pourer
- Powerhouse Laborer
- Press Hand
- Press Helper
- Press Worker Helper
- Pressure Washer
- Prestressed Concrete Laborer
- Print Shop Helper
- Printer Helper
- Printer Slotter Helper
- Processor Helper
- Production Associate
- Production Helper
- Production Laborer
- Production Line Operator
- Puddler Helper
- Puff Ironer
- Pug Mill Operator Helper
- Puller-Through
- Pulverizer
- Pumper Helper
- Purification Operator Helper
- Putty Mixer and Applier
- Racker
- Radio Mechanic Helper
- Rag Sorter and Cutter
- Rags Laborer
- Raker
- Raveler
- Raw Cheese Worker
- Reagent Tender Helper
- Recovery Operator Helper
- Recyclable Products Sorter
- Reduction Furnace Operator Helper
- Refinery Operator Helper
- Reheater Helper
- Retort Furnace Helper
- Returned Case Inspector
- Reverser
- Rigger Helper
- Riveter Helper
- Rocket Test-Fire Worker
- Rod and Tube Straightener
- Roller Helper
- Rolling Mill Operator Helper
- Roof Cement and Paint Maker Helper
- Rope Cleaner
- Rotary Shear Worker Helper
- Rougher Helper
- Roving Department End Finder
- Rug Cleaner
- Rug Cleaner Helper
- Rug Cutter Helper
- Rug Dyer Helper
- Rug Inspector Helper
- Salvage Laborer
- Sample Case Porter
- Sand Filler
- Sandblaster
- Sawyer Helper
- Scorer Helper
- Scrapper
- Screen Printer Helper
- Screen Printing Cloth Spreader
- Screen Printing Machine Operator Helper
- Screen Printing Paster
- Screen Tender Helper
- Seal Mixer
- Seam Steamer
- Seasonal Greenery Bundler
- Section Hand Helper
- Sequins Stringer
- Service Person
- Service Worker Helper
- Setter Helper
- Shactor Helper
- Shade Cloth Finisher
- Shaker
- Shank Taper
- Shaver
- Shear Grinder Operator Helper
- Shear Helper
- Shear Operator Helper
- Shearer Helper
- Sheet Heater Helper
- Sheet Turner
- Sheller
- Shellfish Shucker
- Shipfitter Helper
- Shipping Room Helper
- Shipyard Laborer
- Shoe Cleaner
- Shoe Coverer
- Shoe Repairer Helper
- Shoe Turner
- Short Goods Drier
- Shrouder
- Sifter
- Sign Painter Helper
- Signal Helper
- Signal Worker Helper
- Signaler
- Singer
- Skating Rink Ice Maker
- Skein Winding Operator
- Skein Yarn Dyer Helper
- Skull Grinder
- Slasher Tender Helper
- Slat Basket Maker Helper
- Slice Plug Cutter Operator Helper
- Slime Plant Operator Helper
- Slitter Creaser Slotter Helper
- Slitter Helper
- Slitting Machine Operator Helper
- Slotter Operator Helper
- Slunk Skin Curer
- Smoke Room Operator
- Smoked Meat Preparer
- Snow Shoveler
- Soaker Helper
- Sock Ironer
- Socket Welder Helper
- Soda Room Operator
- Solder Making Laborer
- Sole Scraper
- Spanner
- Spar Machine Operator Helper
- Special Products Helper
- Specialty Finishing Utility Person
- Spiral Tube Winder Helper
- Splicer
- Splicer Helper
- Splitting Machine Operator Helper
- Spout Liner Helper
- Spout Tender
- Spout Worker
- Spray Painter Helper
- Spreader
- Stacker
- Stamper
- Station Helper
- Steamer
- Steel Pourer Helper
- Stenciler
- Still Operator Helper
- Still Worker Helper
- Stitch Bonder Machine Operator Helper
- Stitch Bonding Machine Tender Helper
- Stocklayer
- Stone Driller Helper
- Stopper Maker Helper
- Stores Laborer
- Stove Bottom Worker
- Stranding Machine Operator Helper
- Straw Hat Washer Operator
- Street and Building Decorator
- Street Cleaner
- Street Light Cleaner
- Stretcher Helper
- Stretcher Leveler Operator Helper
- Stretcher-Drier Operator
- Substation Operator Helper
- Support Team Member
- Suture Polisher
- Switchboard Wire Worker Helper
- Syrup Machine Laborer
- Syrup Mixer Assistant
- Syrup Mixer Helper
- Table Cover Folder
- Table Hand
- Table Worker
- Tablet Making Machine Operator Helper
- Tack Puller
- Tailings Dam Laborer
- Tailor Helper
- Tailor's Aide
- Tank House Operator Helper
- Tank Setter Helper
- Tapper Helper
- Tar Chaser
- Telephone Directory Deliverer
- Test Department Helper
- Tester Operator Helper
- Thread Separator
- Tie Binder
- Tin Can Laborer
- Tin Container Straightener
- Tinsmith Helper
- Tomb Maker Helper
- Toolmaker Helper
- Toolroom Helper
- Top Precipitator Operator Helper
- Tower Attendant
- Track Oiler
- Treater Helper
- Treating Engineer Helper
- Trimmer Helper
- Tube Cleaner
- Tube Machine Operator Helper
- Tuber Machine Operator Helper
- Tumbler Machine Operator Helper
- Turner
- Turning Machine Operator Helper
- Twisting Department End Finder
- Upholsterer Helper
- Used Building Materials Yard Worker
- Utility Worker
- Varnish Maker Helper
- Varnish Melter Helper
- Veneer Clipper Helper
- Veneer Jointer Helper
- Vessel Scrapper Helper
- Wallpaper Printer Helper
- Warehouse Worker
- Wash Oil Pump Operator Helper
- Washer
- Washer Engineer Helper
- Washtub Worker Helper
- Wax Ball Knock-Out Worker
- Waxer
- Wearing Apparel Shaker
- Welder Assistant
- Welder Helper
- Wharf Laborer
- Wiper
- Wire Weaver Helper
- Wood Handler
- Wood Pole Treater
- Wood Preserving Plant Laborer
- Woodworker Helper
- Woodworking Shop Hand
- Wrapper-Hands Sprayer
- Wrapping Machine Helper
- Yard Laborer
- Yarn Mercerizer Operator Helper
- Yeast Pusher
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet27)
Helpers--Production Workers
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