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Occupation AtlasTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

O*NET · 51-6062.00

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

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Job Zone 2 — Some Preparation NeededHolland code RCE35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  3. 3
  4. 4
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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

RCERealistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order

  • R Realistic6.36
  • C Conventional4.49
  • E Enterprising1.56
  • I Investigative1.55
  • A Artistic1.51
  • S Social1.22

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.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Less than a High School Diploma32%
  • High School Diploma or the equivalent68%
Related work experience
None (45%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (44%)
On-the-job training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (41%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Operations Monitoring3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
  • Operation and Control3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Adjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the product being assembled
  • Monitoringbasic3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Quality Control Analysis3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
  • Equipment Maintenance3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Clean moving parts in production machinery
  • Repairing3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Troubleshooting3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Coordination3.02.8Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Active Listeningbasic3.02.5Level 2 looks like: Take a customer's order
  • Speakingbasic3.02.1Level 2 looks like: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
  • Critical Thinkingbasic2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being late
  • Time Management2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
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  • Judgment and Decision Making2.92.6Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
  • Complex Problem Solving2.82.6Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic2.82.6Level 2 looks like: Read step-by-step instructions for completing a form
  • Writingbasic2.62.3Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
  • Equipment Selection2.52.1Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Active Learningbasic2.52.0Level 2 looks like: Think about the implications of a news article for job opportunities
  • Social Perceptiveness2.51.9Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Systems Analysis2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.42.1Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Instructing2.32.6Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Mathematicsbasic2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Systems Evaluation2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Negotiation1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Persuasion1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Service Orientation1.91.6Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Management of Material Resources1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Installation1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Install a new air filter in an air conditioner
  • Operations Analysis1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Management of Financial Resources1.80.8
  • Programming1.80.8
  • Technology Design1.80.8
  • Sciencebasic1.0—

Tasks

10 core · 8 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.4.4
  2. Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.4.3
  3. Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.4.2
  4. Notify supervisors of mechanical malfunctions.4.1
  5. Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, or speeds, to produce specified products.4.1
  6. Record information about work completed and machine settings.4.1
  7. Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.4.0
  8. Confer with coworkers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.4.0
  9. Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools.3.8
  10. Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.3.5
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  1. Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.4.5
  2. Adjust cutting techniques to types of fabrics and styles of garments.4.4
  3. Operate machines to cut multiple layers of fabric into parts for articles such as canvas goods, house furnishings, garments, hats, or stuffed toys.4.4
  4. Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine set-up requirements.4.2
  5. Program electronic equipment.4.2
  6. Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced.4.1
  7. Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.4.0
  8. Install, level, and align components, such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles, to set up machinery for operation.3.9

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Production and Processing3.32.7
  • Mathematics2.92.8
  • Mechanical2.83.1Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • English Language2.61.7Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Design2.52.0Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Administration and Management2.22.3Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
  • Education and Training2.22.2Level 1 looks like: Show someone how to bowl
  • Computers and Electronics2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Operate a media player to watch a training video
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  • Engineering and Technology2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Public Safety and Security2.01.5Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Administrative1.91.9Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
  • Building and Construction1.91.9Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Customer and Personal Service1.91.1Level 1 looks like: Process a customer's dry-cleaning drop off
  • Economics and Accounting1.6—
  • Law and Government1.6—
  • Physics1.61.2Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Psychology1.6—
  • Chemistry1.4—
  • Foreign Language1.4—
  • Sales and Marketing1.4—
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.4—
  • Therapy and Counseling1.4—
  • Transportation1.4—
  • Communications and Media1.3—
  • Geography1.3—
  • Personnel and Human Resources1.3—
  • Philosophy and Theology1.3—
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.2—
  • Telecommunications1.2—
  • Biology1.1—
  • Food Production1.1—
  • Fine Arts1.0—
  • History and Archeology1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
  • Information Ordering3.33.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Manual Dexterity3.33.0Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
  • Auditory Attention3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Control Precision3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
  • Finger Dexterity3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
  • Multilimb Coordination3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Near Vision3.13.3Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
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  • Problem Sensitivity3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work
  • Reaction Time3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Press a button to stop operation when a warning light goes off
  • Selective Attention3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
  • Static Strength3.13.0Level 4 looks like: Pull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawn
  • Trunk Strength3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Category Flexibility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Deductive Reasoning3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Depth Perception3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Oral Comprehension3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Understand a television commercial
  • Oral Expression3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Place an order at a restaurant drive-thru
  • Perceptual Speed3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Rate Control3.03.0Level 4 looks like: Keep up with a car that changes speed
  • Response Orientation3.03.0Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Speech Clarity3.02.9
  • Visualization3.03.5Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Extent Flexibility2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Reach for a box on a high warehouse shelf
  • Far Vision2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Flexibility of Closure2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Inductive Reasoning2.92.6Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Speech Recognition2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.92.9
  • Stamina2.82.4Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Written Comprehension2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Understand signs on the highway
  • Dynamic Strength2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Gross Body Coordination2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Memorization2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Speed of Closure2.12.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Written Expression2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer
  • Fluency of Ideas2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Number Facility2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Add 2 and 7
  • Originality2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Sound Localization2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Time Sharing2.02.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Peripheral Vision1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Glare Sensitivity1.80.9
  • Spatial Orientation1.81.0Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Explosive Strength1.60.9
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.50.6
  • Night Vision1.50.5

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings4.12.9
  • Getting Information4.02.5Level 1 looks like: Follow a standard blueprint
  • Controlling Machines and Processes3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.92.8
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.83.0Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.82.9
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.74.7Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.62.4Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
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  • Performing General Physical Activities3.63.2Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.52.4Level 1 looks like: Determine the meal selection for a cafeteria
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.42.4Level 1 looks like: Review forms for completeness
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.22.1Level 1 looks like: Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damaged
  • Processing Information3.22.4Level 1 looks like: Calculate the costs for shipping packages
  • Training and Teaching Others3.22.9
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.11.9Level 1 looks like: Record the weight of a patient during a routine health exam
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.13.2Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment3.12.7
  • Working with Computers3.12.4Level 1 looks like: Enter employee information into a database
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others2.92.0Level 1 looks like: Exchange information during a shift change
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.92.2Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
  • Coaching and Developing Others2.82.3Level 1 looks like: Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipment
  • Developing and Building Teams2.82.0Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
  • Analyzing Data or Information2.72.2Level 1 looks like: Skim a short article to gather the main point
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others2.71.7Level 1 looks like: Interpret a blood pressure reading
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.72.1Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.72.0Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Scheduling Work and Activities2.72.0Level 1 looks like: Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedule
  • Thinking Creatively2.72.3Level 1 looks like: Change the spacing on a printed report
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge2.72.4Level 1 looks like: Keep up with price changes in a small retail store
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.61.9Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment2.51.7Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.41.8Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too long
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies2.31.2Level 1 looks like: Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforce
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.21.9Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that requires little advising of others
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization1.91.0Level 1 looks like: Have little contact with people outside the organization
  • Selling or Influencing Others1.81.0Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.60.9Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public1.40.7Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.4
  • Spend Time Standing4.4
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.3
  • Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment4.1
  • Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable4.0
  • Time Pressure3.9
  • Exposed to Contaminants3.7
  • Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled3.7
  • Spend Time Walking or Running3.6

Technology

8 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

Hot (7)

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
Other tools (1)
  • HAISEN SoftWare System

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  2. Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  3. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
  4. Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  5. Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  6. Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
  7. Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  8. Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
  9. Machine Feeders and Offbearers
  10. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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