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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
70 skills listed by ESCO, 31 of them essential. 70 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 70, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjust clay burning level | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply glaze coating | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| ceramics glazes |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| conform with clay thickness | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure equipment availability | skill | essential | 3 |
| extract products from moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| fill moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle different pottery materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage different ceramic firing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| materials in porcelain manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| materials used in stoneware manufacturing | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor automated machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor end-product drying process | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate a ceramics kiln | skill | essential | 3 |
| paint decorative designs | skill | essential | 3 |
| polish clay products | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare balls of clay | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent casting adhesion | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove mixture excess | skill | essential | 3 |
| select mould types | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| shape clay | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend jigger machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend pug mills | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of pottery material | skill | essential | 3 |
| use abrasive wheel | skill | essential | 3 |
| use personal protection equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| alumina ceramic | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess conservation needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| casting processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ceramic ware | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| construct moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consult technical resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design objects to be crafted | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| ensure mould uniformity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| extract materials from furnace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| form moulding mixture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle delivery of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| load heavy items on pallets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| load materials into furnace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain furnace temperature | skill | desirable | 2 |
| match product moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor conveyor belt | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor stock level | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate drying blowers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate forklift | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate furnace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pack fragile items for transportation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform green machining | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform product testing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare production prototypes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair mould defects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sanding techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| stamp refractory products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study craft trends | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend clay extrusion machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend tumbling machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| various types of sand | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work ergonomically | skill | desirable | 2 |