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

Gas Plant Operators

Career Overview Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines. Also Known As Gas Controller Gas Dispatcher Gas Plant Operator Plant Operator Alternate Job Titles Bulk Gas Specialist Compressor Technician (Compressor Tech) Engine Room Operator Field Gauger Field Technician (Field Tech) Fuel Attendant Gas …

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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Career Overview Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater. Also Known As Wastewater Operator (WW Operator) Water Plant Operator Water Treatment Operator Water Treatment Plant Operator Alternate Job Titles Basin Tender Biosolids Management Technician (Biosolids Management Tech) Clarifying …

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Biomass Plant Technicians

Career Overview Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed. Also Known As Auxiliary Operator Fuel Handler Operations Technician (Operations Tech) Plant Operator Alternate Job Titles Auxiliary Operator Biomass Boiler Operator Biomass Plant Operator Biomass Plant Technician Central Heating Plant Operator Centrifugal Chiller Technician Chiller Operator Chiller Technician Fuel Handler Fuel Quality …

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Power Plant Operators

Career Overview Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators. Also Known As Auxiliary Operator Control Room Operator Operations and Maintenance Technician (O and M Tech) Power Plant Operator Alternate Job Titles Asphalt Plant Operator Auxiliary Equipment Tender Auxiliary Operator Auxiliary Power Equipment Operator Batch Plant Operator Booster Operator Booster …

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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Career Overview Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action. Also Known As Nuclear Control Operator Nuclear Reactor Operator Nuclear Station Operator (NSO) Reactor Operator (RO) Alternate …

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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers. Also Known As Resaw Operator Rip Saw Operator Saw Operator Sawyer Alternate Job Titles Automatic Bandsaw Tender Automatic Edger Automatic Log Cut-Off Sawyer Backup Sawyer Band Saw Operator Band Saw Runner Band Sawyer Band Scroll …

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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Career Overview Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Also Known As Cabinet Maker Machine Operator Sander Sander Operator Alternate Job Titles Adzing and Boring Machine Operator Artificial Log Machine Operator Automatic Clipper Automatic Nailing …

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Patternmakers, Wood

Career Overview Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings. Also Known As Mold Maker Pattern Maker Patternmaker Wood Pattern Maker Alternate Job Titles Forms Builder Mold Forms Builder Mold Maker Pattern Engineer Pattern Maker Pattern Worker Patternmaker Production Patternmaker Wood Die Maker Wood Experimental Mechanic …

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Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Career Overview Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. Also Known As Cabinet Assembler Cabinet Installer Cabinetmaker Frame Builder Alternate Job Titles Accordion Maker Antique Furniture …

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Furniture Finishers

Career Overview Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish. Also Known As Finisher Furniture Finisher Lacquer Sprayer Sprayer Alternate Job Titles Antique Finisher Antique Refinisher Antiquer Cabinet Finisher Caner Chair Finisher Finish Patcher Finish Repair Worker Finish Sprayer Finisher Frame Repairer Furniture Assembly Technician …

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