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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
108 skills listed by ESCO, 47 of them essential. 108 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 108, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| avoid tear-out in woodworking | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean wood surface | 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.
| consult technical resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| design principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| dispose of cutting waste material | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure conformity to specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure equipment availability | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify sanding grits | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect wood materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| lathe machine parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| machine tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain furniture machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain sanding machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor automated machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor conveyor belt | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate forklift | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate furniture machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate nailing machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| pallet dimensions | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| position cross slide of a lathe | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove inadequate workpieces | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove processed workpiece | skill | essential | 3 |
| sanding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| sand wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine with appropriate tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend boring machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend lathe | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| turn wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of boring heads | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of drill bits | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of lathe tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of pallets | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of sanders | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of wood | skill | essential | 3 |
| use sanding machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| use turning tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| wood cuts | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodworking processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| woodworking tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| advise on machinery malfunctions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply restoration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply spraying techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply wood finishes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| CAD software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean furniture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conduct routine machinery checks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create smooth wood surface | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cutting technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dispose of non-hazardous waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| distinguish wood quality | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dye wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| furniture industry | skill | desirable | 2 |
| furniture trends | skill | desirable | 2 |
| glassworking | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle delivery of furniture goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| heat materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify abrasives types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify hazards in the workplace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| join metals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| join wood elements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage timber stocks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of daily use goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of furniture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of sports equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure parts of manufactured products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanical systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| meet contract specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metal smoothing technologies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| metalworking | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor stock level | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate nail gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate thickness planer machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate wood sawing equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organic building materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pack goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paint with a paint gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pallets loading | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform product testing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare furniture for application of paint | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare wood production reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| produce customised products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| program a CNC controller | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair furniture machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace sawing blade on machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sawing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| sell furniture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sell household goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stack empty pallets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stain wood | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend CNC drilling machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| timber products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAM software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use wood chisel | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 1 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 1 |