Occupation Atlasdrill press operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/aa3780b7-3b06-40ae-8764-293fec6819d2
drill press operator
Drill press operators set up and operate drill presses designed to cut excess material from or enlarge a hole in a fabricated workpiece using a hardened, rotary, multipointed cutting tool that inserts the drill into the workpiece axially.
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Job Zone
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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
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.86
- C Conventional4.30
- I Investigative2.22
- A Artistic1.06
- 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 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
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
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- monitor automated machines
- operate drill press
- operate precision measuring equipment
- perform test run
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- supply machine
- supply machine with appropriate tools
- troubleshoot
- types of drill bits
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (27)
- adjust temperature gauges
- apply cross-reference tools for product identification
- consult technical resources
- cutting technologies
- dies
- ferrous metal processing
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- manipulate plastic
- manufacturing of heating equipment
- manufacturing of light metal packaging
- manufacturing of metal assembly products
- manufacturing of metal containers
- manufacturing of steam generators
- manufacturing of tools
- mark a metal workpiece
- mark processed workpiece
- monitor gauge
- monitor stock level
- operate file for deburring
- perform machine maintenance
- perform product testing
- record production data for quality control
- types of drill press oils
- types of metal
- types of plastic
- 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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