Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Also called:
Machine Operator, Extruder Operator, Extrusion Operator, Tuber Operator
What they do:
Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products, such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.
On the job, you would:
- Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.
- Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales.
- Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges in order to detect malfunctions.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
Business
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Controlled Movement
- change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Endurance
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
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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:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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high school diploma or
some high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$31,190
per year, on average
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