Education:
55%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
38%
Less than a High School Diploma
Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High:
$55,760.00
Average:
$41,980.00
Hourly
Average:
$20.18
What they do:
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
On the job, you would:
- Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
- Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
- Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
Personality
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
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81% | Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
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75% | Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
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68% | Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
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67% | Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
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66% | Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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63% | Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
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63% | Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
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62% | Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
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61% | Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. | |
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60% | Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. | |
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59% | Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
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56% | Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
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52% | Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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100% | Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Values of the Work Environment |
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78% | Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
Aptitude
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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72% | Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
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72% | Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |
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72% | Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |
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69% | Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |
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66% | Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. | |
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66% | Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |
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60% | Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |
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60% | Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |
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60% | Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |
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60% | Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |
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56% | Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |
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56% | Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |
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56% | Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |
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56% | Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |
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53% | Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. | |
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53% | Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |
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53% | Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |
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53% | Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |
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53% | Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |
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53% | Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |
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53% | Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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54% | Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |
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52% | Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Weigh finished products.
Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Operate cutting equipment.
Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
Operate cutting equipment.
Operate cutting equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
Conduct test runs of production equipment.
Operate cutting equipment.
Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
Select production equipment according to product specifications.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
Clean production equipment.
Lubricate production equipment.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Replace worn equipment components.
Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
Direct operational or production activities.
Operate cutting equipment.
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Operate grinding equipment.
Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
Clean materials to prepare them for production.
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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96% | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? | |
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94% | Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing? | |
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89% | Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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88% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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84% | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? | |
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83% | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? | |
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80% | Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? | |
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78% | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? | |
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77% | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions? | |
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75% | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? | |
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75% | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? | |
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74% | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment - How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) | |
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73% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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71% | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? | |
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71% | Spend Time Walking and Running - How much does this job require walking and running? | |
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70% | Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? | |
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69% | Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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67% | Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? | |
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67% | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? | |
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67% | Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? | |
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65% | Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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65% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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63% | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body - How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? | |
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57% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? | |
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57% | Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? | |
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56% | Consequence of Error - How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? | |
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55% | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? | |
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74% | Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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80% | Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | |
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79% | Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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73% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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73% | Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. | |
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73% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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68% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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67% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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66% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
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65% | Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. | |
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65% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | |
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61% | Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. | |
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60% | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. | |
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60% | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment - Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. | |
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58% | Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. | |
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56% | Coaching and Developing Others - Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. | |
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56% | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. | |
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56% | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others - Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. | |
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55% | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information - Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. | |
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55% | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others - Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. | |
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53% | Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. | |
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53% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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52% | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. | |
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51% | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment - Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |