Occupation Atlasband saw operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a945757e-e171-46a9-847a-13cf04f7cd27
band saw operator
Band saw operators work with industrial saws that feature a continuous flexible blade revolving around two or more wheels. Band saws are most effective at producing irregular shapes.
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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 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 band saw
- operate wood sawing equipment
- perform test run
- remove inadequate workpieces
- remove processed workpiece
- replace sawing blade on machine
- sawing techniques
- supply machine
- troubleshoot
- types of sawing blades
- types of wood
- wear appropriate protective gear
- wood cuts
- woodworking processes
- work safely with machines
Optional (23)
- 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
- 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
- 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
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