Occupation Atlaswater jet cutter operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1e3c3e4d-a888-426e-aaf0-022c8b5d743d
water jet cutter operator
Water jet cutter operators set up and operate a water jet cutter, designed to cut excess material from a metal workpiece by using a high-pressure jet of water, or an abrasive substance mixed with water.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.71
- C Conventional4.45
- I Investigative1.61
- E Enterprising1.20
- A Artistic1.02
- S Social1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9032.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (21)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- CAM software
- apply cross-reference tools for product identification
- consult technical resources
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- manufacturing processes
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform machine maintenance
- perform test run
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- supply machine with appropriate tools
- tend water jet cutter machine
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- use automatic programming
- water pressure
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (34)
- CAD software
- CADD software
- CAE software
- abrasive blasting processes
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- cutting technologies
- electrical engineering
- ferrous metal processing
- inspect quality of products
- interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances
- keep records of work progress
- maintain mechanical equipment
- manufacturing of cutlery
- manufacturing of doors from metal
- manufacturing of heating equipment
- manufacturing of light metal packaging
- manufacturing of metal containers
- manufacturing of metal structures
- manufacturing of steam generators
- manufacturing of steel drums and similar containers
- manufacturing of weapons and ammunition
- mark processed workpiece
- mechanics
- monitor automated machines
- monitor stock level
- procure mechanical machinery
- program a CNC controller
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- read standard blueprints
- record production data for quality control
- statistical process control
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- use CAM software
- work ergonomically
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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