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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
113 skills listed by ESCO, 41 of them essential. 113 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 113, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adhesives | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust cut sizes | 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.
| adjust envelope cutting settings |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| adjust paper bag machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust paper cutter | skill | essential | 3 |
| check paper quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| cut page edges | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure envelope quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| envelope cutting standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| flute sizes | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep sheet records | skill | essential | 3 |
| lift stacks of paper | skill | essential | 3 |
| manufacture nonwoven staple products | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor automated machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor conveyor belt | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor paper reel | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate board slotting machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate corrugator | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate die-cut machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate envelope machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate paper bag machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate paper cutter | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate paper folding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate paper winding machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate perforating machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| packaging processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent paper jams | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| sizes of paper | skill | essential | 3 |
| stack paper bags | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| trim excess material | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of paper | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of perforating machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of polymers | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of pulp | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| work safely with machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| apply a protective layer | skill | desirable | 2 |
| arrange printer sheets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out work-related measurements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| consult technical resources | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coordinate shipments of recycling materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| deinking processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop assembly instructions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| digital printing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| dispose of non-hazardous waste | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ensure compliance with environmental legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| feed pulp mixing vat | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow a brief | skill | desirable | 2 |
| grade pulp | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | desirable | 2 |
| label stamps | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain recycling records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintenance of printing machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make folding styles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage offset printing process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage process of flexographic print | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manufacturing of daily use goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure paper sheets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mix ink | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor gauge | skill | desirable | 2 |
| nonwoven machine technology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate collating machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate compression rollers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate creasing machinery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate electric embossing press | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate flexographic printing machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate fluff pulp mixing machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate hoists | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate paper drying cylinders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate paper press | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate pulper | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate rotary press | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate rotary vacuum-drum filter | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate tissue sheet binder | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pack goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perforate printed media | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform machine maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare wood production reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printed goods processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing media | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing on large scale machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| printing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| print stripping | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| produce samples | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| remove excess glue | skill | desirable | 2 |
| remove processed workpiece | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace filled pallets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace sawing blade on machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| sharpen edged tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| solve technical problems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stitch paper materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| styles of boxes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend automatic sewing machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend bleacher | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend metal fastener machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend packaging machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test absorbency | skill | desirable | 2 |
| test edge crush | skill | desirable | 2 |
| treat envelopes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of boxes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use carbon sheets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| verify product specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |