Occupation Atlastool grinder
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/835d118e-11db-4b11-b055-d78bfe426cac
tool grinder
Tool grinder perform precision grinding processes on metal objects and tools. They grind, sharpen or smoothen metal surfaces using the appropriate tools and instruments. Tool grinders follow tooling instructions and assure the processed workpiece meets the necessary specifications.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 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 Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.15
- I Investigative2.02
- A Artistic1.25
- S Social1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
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 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (51-4194.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
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.
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- consult technical resources
- cutting technologies
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- ensure equipment maintenance
- inspect quality of products
- maintain equipment
- manipulate metal
- operate precision measuring equipment
- operate surface grinder
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- use metalworking tools
Optional (18)
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- assess suitability of metal types for specific application
- cut metal products
- industrial tools
- machine tools
- manufacturing of tools
- mechanical tools
- metal and metal ore products
- metal smoothing technologies
- metalworking tools
- plumbing tools
- sharpen edged tools
- smooth burred surfaces
- types of heat sealing
- types of metal
- woodworking tools
- 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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