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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
60 skills listed by ESCO, 30 of them essential. 60 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 60, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| acclimatise timber | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply wood kiln drying technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
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The skills and tools people in this kind of job use, at the level each is usually asked for.
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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.
| clean wood surface |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| construction products | skill | essential | 3 |
| control kiln firing | skill | essential | 3 |
| dry wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle timber | skill | essential | 3 |
| heat materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify drying defects in wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| kiln types | skill | essential | 3 |
| load materials into furnace | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage kiln ventilation | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure furnace temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| meet contract specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| mix chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| move treated wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare kiln schedules | skill | essential | 3 |
| record wood treatment information | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| stack timber | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| timber products | skill | essential | 3 |
| treat wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood moisture content | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood products | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodworking processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| assess felled timber quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assess felled timber volume | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| chemical processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| dispose of hazardous waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| distinguish wood quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| drive timber piles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dye wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify hazards in the workplace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| industrial heating systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage timber stocks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure parts of manufactured products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| methods of drying timber | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor gauge | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor stock level | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor storage space | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate forklift | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate grappler | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate hoists | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform kiln maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare wood production reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| stain wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ventilation systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work as a team in a hazardous environment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 1 |