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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
154 skills listed by ESCO, 89 of them essential. 154 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 154, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjust burner controls | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust clay burning level | 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 feeder tubes | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust glass sheets | skill | essential | 3 |
| bind fibreglass filaments | skill | essential | 3 |
| blow moulding | skill | essential | 3 |
| clean driers | skill | essential | 3 |
| conform with production requirements | skill | essential | 3 |
| consult technical resources | skill | essential | 3 |
| control air flow | skill | essential | 3 |
| control kiln firing | skill | essential | 3 |
| control temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| cut clay | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure equipment availability | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure mould uniformity | skill | essential | 3 |
| feed mirror machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| feed the clay mixing machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| fill moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow production schedule | skill | essential | 3 |
| form bed for glass | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle broken glass sheets | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect extruded products | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect glass sheet | skill | essential | 3 |
| inspect quality of products | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep records of work progress | skill | essential | 3 |
| kiln types | skill | essential | 3 |
| light auxiliary gas jets | skill | essential | 3 |
| load materials into furnace | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain extrusion machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain finishing units | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain furnace temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain glass thickness | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain moulds | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage kiln ventilation | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage waste | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| mix moulding and casting material | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor automated machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor bushings | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor gauge | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor manufacturing impact | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor valves | skill | essential | 3 |
| observe glass under heat | skill | essential | 3 |
| observe products' behaviour under processing conditions | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate brick oven | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate drying blowers | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate furnace | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate grinding hand tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| optimise production processes parameters | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform test run | skill | essential | 3 |
| position glass on trays | skill | essential | 3 |
| preheat kiln car | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare kiln firebox | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent casting adhesion | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent kiln loss of heat | skill | essential | 3 |
| quality standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| regulate gas-firing | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove bead straps | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove defective products | skill | essential | 3 |
| remove processed workpiece | skill | essential | 3 |
| replace die | skill | essential | 3 |
| report defective manufacturing materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| restore trays | skill | essential | 3 |
| select mould types | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up extrusion head | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up the controller of a machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| smooth glass edges | skill | essential | 3 |
| smooth glass surface | skill | essential | 3 |
| store products | skill | essential | 3 |
| supply machine | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend auger-press | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend drawing kiln | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend drying tunnels | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend dry-press | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend glass forming machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend lehr | skill | essential | 3 |
| tend tunnel kiln | skill | essential | 3 |
| transfer bricks | skill | essential | 3 |
| transfer glaze | skill | essential | 3 |
| transfer kiln-baked products | skill | essential | 3 |
| troubleshoot | skill | essential | 3 |
| use abrasive wheel | skill | essential | 3 |
| use measurement instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| use personal protection equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use power tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| use wrenches | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| wind sliver strands | skill | essential | 3 |
| write batch record documentation | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| adjust measuring machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| adjust production schedule | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on clay products handling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse stress resistance of products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply a protective layer | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply techniques for stacking goods into containers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| basic chemicals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ceramics glazes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| ceramic ware | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check quality of raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clean mixer | skill | desirable | 2 |
| coating substances | 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 |
| create ceramic objects | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut glass | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut tiles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 2 |
| ensure conformity to specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| feed hoppers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| form moulding mixture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle gas cylinders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health, safety and hygiene legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| hydraulic press parts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| maintain chain hoists | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain edged hand tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manipulate glass | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure furnace temperature | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| milling machines | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mill operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor conveyor belt | skill | desirable | 2 |
| monitor end-product drying process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| move levers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate a ceramics kiln | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate a heat treatment process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate forklift | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate industrial ovens | skill | desirable | 2 |
| operate lifting equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paint with a paint gun | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pallets loading | skill | desirable | 2 |
| patch clay products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform kiln maintenance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform product testing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| polish clay products | skill | desirable | 2 |
| polymerisation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| read gas meter | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record production data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record production data for quality control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| replace filled pallets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| rinse glass | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select material to process | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| silvering | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stack empty pallets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| stack goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| synthetic materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend coating machine | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tend kiln for glass painting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of pottery material | skill | desirable | 2 |
| types of tile | skill | desirable | 2 |
| validate raw materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| various types of sand | skill | desirable | 2 |