Work
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Worker Requirements
Sample Occupations
Sample Occupations
Related Clusters
Related MPC Departments
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CRAFT AND PRECISION WORK |
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CAREER AREA - ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY |
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| Work activities in this group are characterized by an emphasis upon manual skills. Activities primarily involve working with the hands, handtools, or work aids according to prescribed standards. Although the techniques and procedures are established, workers exercise considerable judgment in planning the sequence of operations, selecting proper tools and materials, and adjusting established techniques to the task at hand. Activities frequently involve fabricating, processing, installing, and/or repairing materials, products, and/or structural parts. | |
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Worker Requirements |
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| Ability to learn and apply craft techniques, processes, and principles; manual and finger dexterity; eye-hand coordination; ability to perceive small differences in things and objects and spatial relationships; ability to utilize applied math to solve practical problems such as computing object dimensions and material amounts needed; ability to work to prescribed tolerances and rigid standards. | |
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Sample Occupations |
| Flight Engineer | Industrial Machinery Repairer |
| Service Technician | Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner |
| Automotive Mechanic | Tile Setter |
| Sheetmetal Worker | Precision Assembler |
| Structural Ironworker | Dispensing Optician |
| Shoe and Leather Repairer | Automotive Body Repairer |
| Dental Laboratory Technician | Carpenter |
| Jeweler | Vending Machine Repairer |
| Electrician | Butcher |
| Computer and Office Machine Repairer | Commercial and Industrial Electronic Equipment Repairer |
| Home Appliance and Power Tool Repairer | |
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| Food Preparation | Automotive Technology |
| Drafting | Art |
| Manipulating | |
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