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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
195 skills listed by ESCO, 93 of them essential. 195 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 195, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apply a protective layer | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply health and safety standards | 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.
| apply preliminary treatment to workpieces | skill | essential | 3 |
| assemble plastic parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| blow moulding | skill | essential | 3 |
| blow moulding machine parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| check quality of products on the production line | skill | essential | 3 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| chemical processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| coating substances | skill | essential | 3 |
| compression moulding machine parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult technical resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| control glass fibres flow | skill | essential | 3 |
| control temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| cure composite workpiece | skill | essential | 3 |
| detect flaws in record | skill | essential | 3 |
| dies | skill | essential | 3 |
| dump batches | skill | essential | 3 |
| electroform | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure conformity to specifications | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure mould uniformity | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure public safety and security | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure vessel compliance with regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| extract materials from furnace | skill | essential | 3 |
| extract products from moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| feed fibreglass machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| feed glass fibre into pultrusion machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| feed hoppers | skill | essential | 3 |
| fibreglass laminating | skill | essential | 3 |
| fill moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| finish plastic products | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle chemicals | skill | essential | 3 |
| heat up vacuum forming medium | skill | essential | 3 |
| hydraulic press parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| injection moulding machine parts | skill | essential | 3 |
| install press dies | skill | essential | 3 |
| load materials into furnace | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain furnace temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain insulating tube winding machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain plastic machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| manipulate plastic | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure furnace temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor automated machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor gauge | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor processing environment conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor valves | skill | essential | 3 |
| move filled moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| move levers | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate heat treatment furnace | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate hydraulic machinery controls | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate insulating tube winding machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate plastic machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate record press | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate rollers | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate vacuum machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| optimise production processes parameters | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| place record labels | skill | essential | 3 |
| plastic resins | skill | essential | 3 |
| position straightening rolls | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare mould for vacuum forming | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare resin bath | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent damage in a furnace | skill | essential | 3 |
| protect workpiece components from processing | skill | essential | 3 |
| pultrusion process | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| read engineering drawings | skill | essential | 3 |
| read standard blueprints | skill | essential | 3 |
| record furnace operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove air bubbles from fibreglass | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove filament composite workpiece from mandrel | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove processed workpiece | skill | essential | 3 |
| run test pressings | skill | essential | 3 |
| saturate fibreglass mat with resin mixture | skill | essential | 3 |
| select fibreglass | skill | essential | 3 |
| set press-cycle time | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend blow moulding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend compression moulding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend discharge conveyor | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend fibreglass machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend injection moulding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| trim excess material | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of fibre for polymer reinforcement | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of plastic | skill | essential | 3 |
| use moulding techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use personal protection equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use power tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| add colour | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adjust curing ovens | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adjust filament tension | skill | desirable | 2 |
| alumina ceramic | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse stress resistance of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply plastic resin layers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply spraying techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assemble moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out work-related measurements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| composite materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| construct moulds | skill | desirable | 2 |
| control production flow remotely | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cool materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create vacuum forming mould | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut filament | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut vacuum formed workpiece | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design prototypes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| electroplating metal materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electroplating processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fasten components | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fasten wood reinforcing strips to vessel components | skill | desirable | 2 |
| feed mirror machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| feed raw material into plant machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| form moulding mixture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| graphite | skill | desirable | 2 |
| grind wasted plastic | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle etching chemicals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hydraulics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inject liquid foam | skill | desirable | 2 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| jewellery processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep stock records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| lead inspections | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain hydraulic systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of daily use goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of jewellery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of sports equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| master disc manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure parts of manufactured products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| medical devices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| melt wax | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mix chemicals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mix moulding and casting material | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor electroplating baths | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor manufacturing impact | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mould vinyl records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate fibreglass spray gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate furnace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate hot glue gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate lacquer spray gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate lifting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| oversee quality control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pack fragile items for transportation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pack goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paint with a paint gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pallets loading | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform general maintenance on ship exteriors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform loading and unloading operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform physical stress tests on models | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform product testing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plastic welding | skill | desirable | 2 |
| polymerisation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare workpieces for engraving | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare workpieces for etching | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prevent casting adhesion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| quality assurance procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| remove excess glue | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair insulating tube winding machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair laminated structures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair mould defects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair plastic machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace filled pallets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| retain record samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sanding techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| saw off filament mandrel pins | skill | desirable | 2 |
| screen printing process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select mould types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| solve technical problems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| supply machine with appropriate tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| synthetic resins | skill | desirable | 2 |
| technical drawings | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend electroplating machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend stamping press | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test chemical samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of metal | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of metal manufacturing processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of moulding | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of waxes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use non-destructive testing equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| vinyl records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| weigh materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write batch record documentation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write stress-strain analysis reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 1 |