What You'll Do

  • Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.
  • Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.
  • Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools.
  • Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.
  • Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products.
  • Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut.
  • Count or weigh and bundle items.
  • Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes.
  • Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines.
  • Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 2.88/5
Speaking 2.88/5
Time Management 2.88/5
Reading Comprehension 2.75/5
Monitoring 2.75/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.75/5
Critical Thinking 2.62/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.5/5
Coordination 2.25/5
Service Orientation 2.25/5
Operations Monitoring 2.25/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cooperation, Integrity, Achievement/Effort

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Manual Dexterity 3.5/5
Near Vision 3.38/5
Information Ordering 3.12/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.12/5
Oral Comprehension 3.0/5
Category Flexibility 3.0/5
Control Precision 3.0/5
Static Strength 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Word

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.31/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.09/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 3.67/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.67/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 3.31/5)

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How to Become One

Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for this career. Training is provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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