Manufacturing

Occupations in Manufacturing

• Chief Executives

  Medium38.73%
  Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
• General and Operations Managers

  Medium47.73%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.
• Advertising and Promotions Managers

  Medium42.51%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.
• Marketing Managers

  Medium51.50%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.
• Administrative Services Managers

  Medium45.13%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.
• Facilities Managers

  Medium49.28%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.
• Computer and Information Systems Managers

  Medium46.26%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
• Industrial Production Managers

  Medium50.29%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
• Quality Control Systems Managers

  Medium50.15%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
• Geothermal Production Managers

  Medium50.68%
  Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
• Biofuels Production Managers

  Medium54.44%
  Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
• Biomass Power Plant Managers

  Medium54.43%
  Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
• Hydroelectric Production Managers

  Medium54.67%
  Manage operations at hydroelectric power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor hydroelectric plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
• Architectural and Engineering Managers

  Medium49.05%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
• Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

  Medium44.96%
  Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
• Natural Sciences Managers

  Medium46.02%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
• Clinical Research Coordinators

  Medium49.27%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.
• Compliance Managers

  Medium47.57%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
• Wind Energy Operations Managers

  Medium56.93%
  Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
• Wind Energy Development Managers

  Medium49.23%
  Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
• Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

  Medium59.51%
  Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.
• Human Resources Specialists

  Medium54.95%
  Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
• Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

  Medium51.43%
  Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
• Budget Analysts

  Medium53.05%
  Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
• Computer Systems Analysts

  Medium48.05%
  Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.
• Information Security Analysts

  Medium53.69%
  Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
• Computer and Information Research Scientists

  Medium45.73%
  Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
• Computer Network Support Specialists

  Medium55.92%
  Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), cloud networks, servers, and other data communications networks. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.
• Computer User Support Specialists

  Medium55.42%
  Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or electronically. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.
• Database Administrators

  Medium50.55%
  Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  Medium57.76%
  Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
• Computer Programmers

  Medium53.56%
  Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.
• Bioinformatics Technicians

  Medium54.40%
  Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.
• Aerospace Engineers

  Medium49.06%
  Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
• Electrical Engineers

  Medium51.39%
  Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

  Medium47.85%
  Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.
• Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

  Medium48.06%
  Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
• Industrial Engineers

  Medium52.84%
  Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
• Mechanical Engineers

  Medium50.83%
  Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.
• Mechatronics Engineers

  Medium50.13%
  Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.
• Microsystems Engineers

  Medium45.90%
  Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
• Wind Energy Engineers

  Medium49.16%
  Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
• Electrical and Electronics Drafters

  Medium56.65%
  Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.
• Mechanical Drafters

  Medium57.37%
  Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
• Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

  Medium35.83%
  Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.
• Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

  Medium46.60%
  Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.
• Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  Medium48.30%
  Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  Medium50.78%
  Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

  Medium48.38%
  Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
• Bioinformatics Scientists

  Medium51.45%
  Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.
• Foresters

  Medium47.18%
  Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.
• Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

  Medium45.59%
  Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.
• Chemists

  Medium51.25%
  Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.
• Food Science Technicians

  Medium63.32%
  Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.
• Chemical Technicians

  Medium50.77%
  Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.
• Quality Control Analysts

  Medium49.25%
  Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.
• Remote Sensing Technicians

  Medium60.88%
  Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.
• Commercial and Industrial Designers

  Medium44.65%
  Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.
• Fashion Designers

  Medium42.81%
  Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
• Media Technical Directors/Managers

  Medium50.75%
  Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.
• Technical Writers

  Medium54.19%
  Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
• Film and Video Editors

  Medium52.46%
  Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
• Neurologists

  Medium34.77%
  Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.
• Hearing Aid Specialists

  Medium35.90%
  Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

  Medium58.89%
  Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

  Low25.93%
  Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

  Medium51.95%
  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
• Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

  High72.23%
  Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

  Medium58.11%
  Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.
• Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

  Medium62.51%
  Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

  Medium64.30%
  Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
• Sales Engineers

  Medium44.20%
  Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

  Medium52.67%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
• Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

  High80.81%
  Operate telephone business systems equipment or switchboards to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages.
• Billing and Posting Clerks

  High79.60%
  Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

  High84.94%
  Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

  High77.74%
  Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.
• Procurement Clerks

  High71.53%
  Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
• Correspondence Clerks

  High78.29%
  Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and preparing correspondence.
• Customer Service Representatives

  High68.30%
  Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.
• File Clerks

  High71.35%
  File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locate and remove material from file when requested.
• Order Clerks

  High80.71%
  Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic means. Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays; preparing contracts; and handling complaints.
• Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

  High67.61%
  Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
• Receptionists and Information Clerks

  High74.18%
  Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.
• Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

  Medium65.75%
  Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

  Medium65.33%
  Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
• Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

  Medium65.21%
  Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment.
• Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

  High71.43%
  Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

  Medium60.44%
  Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
• Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

  High79.20%
  Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

  High71.06%
  Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
• Word Processors and Typists

  High83.45%
  Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.
• Desktop Publishers

  Medium65.37%
  Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
• Office Clerks, General

  Medium65.57%
  Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.
• Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

  Medium57.72%
  Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.
• First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

  Medium51.76%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
• Agricultural Inspectors

  Medium43.19%
  Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
• Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

  High69.65%
  Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
• Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

  Low31.19%
  Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.
• Logging Equipment Operators

  Medium49.47%
  Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush. Includes operating stand-alone logging machines, such as log chippers.
• Log Graders and Scalers

  Medium49.42%
  Grade logs or estimate the marketable content or value of logs or pulpwood in sorting yards, millpond, log deck, or similar locations. Inspect logs for defects or measure logs to determine volume.
• Boilermakers

  Low15.98%
  Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
• Carpenters

  Low17.84%
  Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

  Low15.23%
  Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.
• Electricians

  Low24.63%
  Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

  Low23.86%
  Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.
• Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

  Low23.46%
  Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.
• Sheet Metal Workers

  Low29.90%
  Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers

  Low11.69%
  Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.
• Solar Photovoltaic Installers

  Medium38.95%
  Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.
• Helpers--Carpenters

  Low16.46%
  Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
• Helpers--Electricians

  Low13.85%
  Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
• Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

  Low23.42%
  Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

  Medium49.23%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
• Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

  Low25.49%
  Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. May test and analyze network coverage.
• Avionics Technicians

  Low28.44%
  Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

  Low25.44%
  Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
• Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

  Low26.36%
  Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.
• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

  Medium43.09%
  Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

  Medium36.96%
  Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
• Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

  Low26.56%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.
• Rail Car Repairers

  Low23.46%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul railroad rolling stock, mine cars, or mass transit rail cars.
• Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

  Low28.53%
  Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.
• Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

  Low24.70%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.
• Tire Repairers and Changers

  Low24.74%
  Repair and replace tires.
• Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

  Low30.04%
  Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

  Low27.13%
  Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics

  Medium49.31%
  Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.
• Maintenance Workers, Machinery

  Low32.98%
  Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

  Low30.19%
  Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
• Wind Turbine Service Technicians

  Medium47.24%
  Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
• Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

  Medium42.63%
  Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.
• Riggers

  Low19.42%
  Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
• Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

  Low30.94%
  Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

  Medium57.76%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
• Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

  Low28.35%
  Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.
• Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

  Medium42.90%
  Wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores, bobbins, armature cores, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

  Medium41.74%
  Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.
• Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

  Low30.05%
  Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.
• Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

  Medium37.10%
  Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.
• Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

  Low25.88%
  Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
• Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

  Low26.26%
  Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.
• Team Assemblers

  Medium51.70%
  Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product. Team assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them, rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May participate in making management decisions affecting the work. Includes team leaders who work as part of the team.
• Bakers

  Medium64.40%
  Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
• Butchers and Meat Cutters

  Medium38.24%
  Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.
• Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

  Low28.87%
  Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
• Slaughterers and Meat Packers

  Low24.83%
  Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.
• Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

  Medium53.38%
  Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.
• Food Batchmakers

  Medium63.36%
  Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
• Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

  High69.97%
  Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium58.74%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
• Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium34.24%
  Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.
• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium48.15%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium33.25%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
• Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium34.93%
  Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium38.52%
  Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.
• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium35.75%
  Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.
• Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium47.82%
  Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.
• Machinists

  Medium41.66%
  Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
• Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

  Medium56.08%
  Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel.
• Pourers and Casters, Metal

  Medium35.59%
  Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.
• Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

  Medium47.80%
  Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.
• Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

  Medium46.07%
  Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.
• Foundry Mold and Coremakers

  Medium45.76%
  Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.
• Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium43.49%
  Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium44.70%
  Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
• Tool and Die Makers

  Medium42.07%
  Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

  Medium34.63%
  Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium47.79%
  Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.
• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium50.59%
  Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat treat metal or plastic objects.
• Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

  Medium33.53%
  Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.
• Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  Medium60.67%
  Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.
• Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

  Medium39.82%
  Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
• Prepress Technicians and Workers

  High75.59%
  Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.
• Printing Press Operators

  Medium52.63%
  Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.
• Print Binding and Finishing Workers

  Low26.68%
  Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.
• Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

  Low22.15%
  Press or shape articles by hand or machine.
• Sewing Machine Operators

  Medium33.40%
  Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.
• Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

  Low22.86%
  Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.
• Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

  Medium41.68%
  Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
• Sewers, Hand

  Low11.23%
  Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.
• Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  Low22.39%
  Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
• Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

  Medium56.98%
  Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium50.87%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium52.16%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
• Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium51.65%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.
• Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

  Medium46.54%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
• Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

  Medium53.64%
  Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.
• Upholsterers

  Low20.15%
  Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
• Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

  Low29.58%
  Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.
• Furniture Finishers

  Low24.64%
  Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.
• Model Makers, Wood

  Medium42.20%
  Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.
• Patternmakers, Wood

  Medium48.09%
  Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.
• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

  Medium37.16%
  Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

  Medium44.55%
  Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.
• Power Distributors and Dispatchers

  Medium63.42%
  Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
• Biomass Plant Technicians

  Medium53.51%
  Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.
• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

  Medium43.49%
  Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

  Medium52.51%
  Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.
• Chemical Plant and System Operators

  Medium58.58%
  Control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.
• Gas Plant Operators

  Medium63.67%
  Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
• Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

  Medium54.55%
  Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.
• Biofuels Processing Technicians

  Medium54.54%
  Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

  Medium53.74%
  Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium48.23%
  Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.
• Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium57.80%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.
• Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

  Medium40.69%
  Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium59.40%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
• Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

  Medium56.41%
  Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.
• Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium44.55%
  Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium57.10%
  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.
• Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

  Medium51.07%
  Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

  Medium63.83%
  Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.
• Dental Laboratory Technicians

  Low13.06%
  Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
• Medical Appliance Technicians

  Low24.63%
  Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

  Medium42.63%
  Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters.
• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

  Medium61.82%
  Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.
• Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

  Medium35.73%
  Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.
• Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium42.67%
  Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

  Medium58.43%
  Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

  High68.97%
  Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.
• Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

  Medium51.08%
  Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.
• Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

  High69.86%
  Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.
• Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

  Medium61.76%
  Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
• Etchers and Engravers

  Medium44.61%
  Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
• Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

  Low13.87%
  Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.
• Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

  Medium36.98%
  Shape molten glass according to patterns.
• Potters, Manufacturing

  Medium37.41%
  Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.
• Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium44.16%
  Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.
• Tire Builders

  Medium34.65%
  Operate machines to build tires.
• Helpers--Production Workers

  Medium60.30%
  Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
• First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

  Medium58.54%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.
• First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

  Medium53.71%
  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
• Driver/Sales Workers

  Medium56.20%
  Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

  Medium46.13%
  Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. Includes tow truck drivers.
• Light Truck Drivers

  Medium51.40%
  Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.
• Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

  Medium40.89%
  Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.
• Motorboat Operators

  Medium33.94%
  Operate small motor-driven boats. May assist in navigational activities.
• Aviation Inspectors

  Medium49.28%
  Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.
• Conveyor Operators and Tenders

  Medium44.52%
  Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.
• Crane and Tower Operators

  Medium38.20%
  Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

  Medium46.81%
  Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
• Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

  Medium33.55%
  Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses.
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

  Medium36.17%
  Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
• Recycling and Reclamation Workers

  Medium40.67%
  Prepare and sort materials or products for recycling. Identify and remove hazardous substances. Dismantle components of products such as appliances.
• Machine Feeders and Offbearers

  High66.68%
  Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
• Packers and Packagers, Hand

  Medium58.01%
  Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
• Stockers and Order Fillers

  Medium56.05%
  Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.
• Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

  Medium49.42%
  Operate steam-, gas-, electric motor-, or internal combustion-engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.
• Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

  Medium61.86%
  Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.
• Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

  Medium44.23%
  Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.