Occupation Atlassurface treatment operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fb4819db-03fa-4dc1-a471-2cdc24dcbe6f
surface treatment operator
Surface treatment operators apply chemicals and paint to the material surface in order to protect against corrosion. They calculate the materials needed for surface protection.
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.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.10
- I Investigative2.23
- A Artistic1.41
- S Social1.00
- 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 Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4193.00): 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 (31)
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 health and safety standards
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- apply spraying techniques
- choose proper primer coat
- corrosion types
- dispose of hazardous waste
- ensure equipment availability
- ferrous metal processing
- health and safety in the workplace
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- material mechanics
- metal coating technologies
- non-ferrous metal processing
- operate metal polishing equipment
- perform test run
- prepare surface for painting
- quality standards
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- remove coating
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- sand between coats
- sanding techniques
- select spraying pressure
- spot metal imperfections
- wear appropriate protective gear
- work ergonomically
- work with chemicals
Optional (33)
- anodising process
- automation technology
- blast surface
- clean wood surface
- dip-coating process
- electroplating
- industrial paint
- lacquer paint applications
- lacquer spray gun parts
- lacquer wood surfaces
- maintain equipment
- maintain mechatronic equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- mechatronics
- mix chemicals
- monitor painting operations
- operate automated process control
- operate lacquer spray gun
- paint surfaces
- plan surface slope
- prepare surface for enamelling
- prepare surface for hardwood floor laying
- prepare surface for plastering
- robotics
- smooth glass surface
- tend anodising machine
- tend dip tank
- tend electroplating machine
- tend surface grinding machine
- types of metal
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- types of plastic
- 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 31 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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