Occupation Atlastable saw operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/05ae3e87-36ad-428f-a086-8a2ed458db3b
table saw operator
Table saw operators work with industrial saws that cut with a rotating circular blade. The saw is built into a table. The operator sets the height of the saw to control the depth of the cut. Particular attention is paid to safety, as factors such as natural stresses within the wood may produce unpredictable forces.
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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 Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.87
- I Investigative2.36
- S Social1.16
- A Artistic1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
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 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood (51-7041.00): 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 (22)
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.
- adjust cut sizes
- create cutting plan
- cutting technologies
- dispose of cutting waste material
- ensure equipment availability
- keep sawing equipment in good condition
- manipulate wood
- operate table saw
- perform test run
- quality standards
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- replace sawing blade on machine
- sawing techniques
- set up the controller of a machine
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of wood
- wear appropriate protective gear
- wood cuts
- woodworking processes
- work safely with machines
Optional (26)
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- check quality of raw materials
- consult technical resources
- first aid
- identify hazards in the workplace
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- manufacturing of daily use goods
- manufacturing of furniture
- manufacturing of sports equipment
- measure parts of manufactured products
- mechanical systems
- monitor stock level
- operate manual planer
- pack goods
- perform machine maintenance
- prepare wood production reports
- program a CNC controller
- read standard blueprints
- record production data for quality control
- report defective manufacturing materials
- sharpen edged tools
- timber products
- types of sawing blades
- types of table saws
- woodworking tools
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 22 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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