Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Also called: Machine Operator, Sander Operator, Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator), Machinist
What they do:
Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate CNC equipment.
On the job, you would:
- Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly.
- Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders.
- Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Math and Science
Engineering and Technology
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Basic Skills
Technical
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Controlled Movement
Hand and Finger Use
Visual Understanding
Reaction Time and Speed
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Time accounting software
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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