Occupation Atlaspaper machine operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4b6a55a8-8ec9-4ae2-9f62-ebcea1fa93d0
paper machine operator
Paper machine operators tend a machine that takes in pulp slurry, spread it out over a screen, and drains out the water. The drained slurry is then pressed and dried to produce paper.
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Job Zone
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- 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 Realistic6.53
- C Conventional4.55
- I Investigative1.72
- E Enterprising1.45
- A Artistic1.26
- S Social1.00
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 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9196.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
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.
- apply paper coating
- check paper quality
- concentrate pulp slurry
- monitor automated machines
- monitor paper reel
- monitor pulp quality
- operate headbox
- operate paper drying cylinders
- operate paper press
- quality standards
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of paper
- types of pulp
- wear appropriate protective gear
- work safely with machines
Optional (17)
- adjust cut sizes
- carry out waste water treatment
- carry out work-related measurements
- clean equipment
- consult technical resources
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dispose of non-hazardous waste
- keep records of work progress
- monitor conveyor belt
- monitor gauge
- perform machine maintenance
- prepare wood production reports
- record production data for quality control
- report defective manufacturing materials
- tend bleacher
- types of bleach
- types of wood
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.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 17 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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9 shared · 5 more of its ownmonitor paper reel, types of paper, work safely with machines, supply machine
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paper pulp moulding operator
9 shared · 6 more of its ownmonitor pulp quality, types of pulp, work safely with machines, supply machine
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wash deinking operator
9 shared · 6 more of its ownconcentrate pulp slurry, types of pulp, types of paper, work safely with machines
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froth flotation deinking operator
9 shared · 7 more of its ownconcentrate pulp slurry, types of pulp, types of paper, work safely with machines
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bleacher operator
8 shared · 5 more of its owntypes of pulp, work safely with machines, supply machine, monitor automated machines
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laminating machine operator
8 shared · 5 more of its owntypes of paper, work safely with machines, supply machine, monitor automated machines
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