Occupation Atlaswood treater
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b0cb4f78-c361-48cf-97aa-25104ac2647c
wood treater
Wood treaters apply treatments to wood to make it resistant to environmental factors like mould, cold, moisture, or staining. Treatments may also contribute to the colour of the wood. Wood treaters may use chemicals, heat, gasses, UV light, or a combination of these to treat wood.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.14
- I Investigative2.38
- S Social1.20
- A Artistic1.13
- E Enterprising1.02
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing (51-7042.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- clean wood surface
- manipulate wood
- meet contract specifications
- mix chemicals
- move treated wood
- record wood treatment information
- set up the controller of a machine
- stack timber
- supply machine
- treat wood
- types of wood
- wear appropriate protective gear
- wood moisture content
- woodworking processes
- work safely with chemicals
Optional (23)
- acclimatise timber
- check quality of raw materials
- chemical processes
- clean equipment
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dry wood
- dye wood
- identify hazards in the workplace
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- manage timber stocks
- measure parts of manufactured products
- monitor stock level
- operate forklift
- operate grappler
- operate hoists
- perform machine maintenance
- prepare wood production reports
- record production data for quality control
- report defective manufacturing materials
- stain wood
- timber products
- work as a team in a hazardous environment
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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