High School Diploma – or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. Also Known As Inspector Quality Control Inspector (QC Inspector) Quality Inspector Quality Technician Alternate Job Titles Abrasive Grader Acid …

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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Also Known As Cutter Cutter Operator Machine Operator Paper Cutter Alternate Job Titles Abrasive Sawyer Almond Cutting Machine Tender Angle Shearer Apple Peeler Operator Applique Cutter Arch Cushion Skiving Machine …

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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers. Also Known As Chipper Finisher Grinder Polisher Alternate Job Titles Aircraft Skin Burnisher Balance Wheel Arm Burnisher Balance Wheel Hand Filer Barrel Finisher Beveler Bit Shaver …

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Also Known As Blender Machine Operator Mixer Mixer Operator Alternate Job Titles Abrasive Mixer Acetylene Cylinder Packing Mixer Acid Adjuster Acid Blower Acid Mixer Ammonia Worker Asphalt Blender Asphalt Mixer Asphalt Mixing …

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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Also Known As …

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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$30K-$50K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber. Also Known As Grinder Machine Operator Miller Preparation Operator (Prep Operator) Alternate Job Titles Abrasive Grinder Air Bag Buffer Air Chipper Automatic Blocker Automatic Buffer Automatic Corn Grinder Operator Automatic Grinding Machine …

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Biofuels Processing Technicians

$50K-$80K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections. Also Known As Biofuels Processing Technician Ethanol Operator Process Operator Production Operator Alternate Job Titles Biodiesel Process Control Technician Biodiesel Processing Technician …

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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

$50K-$80K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels. Also Known As Chemical Operator Multiskill Operator Outside Operator Vessel Operator Alternate Job Titles Acetone Recovery Worker Acetylene Plant Operator Acid Bleacher Acid Cleaner Acid Concentrator …

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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

$80K-$120K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines. Also Known As Gauger Operator Pumper Refinery Operator Alternate Job Titles Absorption Plant Operator Board Operator Control Board Operator Control Operator Control …

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Chemical Plant and System Operators

$50K-$80K, Career Discovery, Conventional (Organizers), High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED), Realistic (Doers)

Career Overview Control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines. Also Known As Chemical Operator Loader Technician Process Operator Process Technician Alternate Job Titles Ammonia Still Operator Ammonia Technician Badger Distiller Operator Bucket Wash Operator Chemical Operator Chemical Plant Operator Chemical Process Operator Chemical Production Operator Chemical Treatment Plant Technician Denitrator Front Wash …

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