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Search 4,055 occupations by title or by skill, from O*NET (US Dept. of Labor) and ESCO (the EU taxonomy): how much preparation each typically needs, the interests it draws on, and the skills it calls for. Always about the occupation as a whole — never a score about a person.
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wood boring machine operator
Wood boring machine operators use milling machines or specialise boring jigs to cut holes in wood workpieces. Wood boring differs from routing mainly…
wood caulker
Wood caulkers drive oakum into the seams between planking in deck or hull of wooden ships to make them watertight. They mainly use hand tools to heat…
wood drying kiln operator
Wood drying kiln operators control the process of applying heat to moist or 'green' wood in order to obtain usable dry wood. Depending on the type of…
wood factory manager
Wood factory managers realise planning, commercial and advisory tasks of wood factory and timber trade. They also manage purchasing, sales, customer…
wood fuel pelletiser
Wood fuel pelletisers operate a hammer mill to turn wood waste products into pellets for use as fuel. The milled product is afterward pressed through…
wood painter
Wood painters design and create visual art on wooden surfaces and objects such as furniture, figurines and toys. They use a variety of techniques to…
wood pallet maker
Wood pallet makers create wood pallets for use in storage, shipping and manipulation of goods. Pallet makers operate a machine that takes in usually…
wood production supervisor
Wood production supervisors monitor processes involved in the conversion of felled trees into usable lumber. They follow the production process and…
wood products assembler
Wood products assemblers put together products from premade pieces of wood. They operate machines, often hydraulic, that bind the various elements of…
wood router operator
Wood router operators work with industrial routers to cut wood into the desired shape. Routers have a routing head that moves over the wood, going up…
wood sander
Wood sanders smoothen the surface of a wooden object using various sanding instruments. Each applies an abrasive surface, usually sandpaper, to the…
wood technology engineer
Wood technology engineers develop materials and components made of wood, construct production facilities and control and monitor the production. They…
wood treater
Wood treaters apply treatments to wood to make it resistant to environmental factors like mould, cold, moisture, or staining. Treatments may also…
woodcarver
Woodcarvers manually shape wood into the desired shape using equipment like knives, gouges and chisels. Woodcarvers produce wooden products to serve…
wooden furniture machine operator
Wooden furniture machine operators run machines that manufacture wooden furniture parts, according to the established operating procedure. They…
woodturner
Woodturners use a lathe to remove superfluous material from wood. The lathe turns the workpiece around its axis, as shape tools are used to obtain…
Woodworkers, All Other
All woodworkers not listed separately.
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May…
Word Processors and Typists
Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording.…
writer
Writers develop content for books. They write novels, poetry, short stories, comics and other forms of literature. These forms of writing can be…
Writers and Authors
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
yarn spinner
Yarn spinners convert fibres into yarns.
yeast distiller
Yeast distillers extract alcohol from yeast to use it in the manufacture of distilled liquors. They weigh yeast quantities and gauge temperature to…
youth centre manager
Youth centre managers plan and supervise the operations of children and youth homes which provide care and counselling services. They assess the…
youth information worker
Youth information workers deliver youth information, guidance and counselling services in a variety of settings in order to empower young people and…
youth offending team worker
Youth offending team workers support young offenders by preventing them from reoffending, counselling them for behavioural changes, referring them to…
youth programme director
Youth programme directors develop and implement programmes and policies to improve and ensure youths' well-being. They facilitate communication with…
youth worker
Youth workers support, accompany and counsel young people, focusing on their personal and social development. They are involved in managing community…
zoo curator
Zoo curators are usually the position of middle-management within an institution. Much of their work involves oversight, management and development…
zoo educator
Zoo educators teach visitors about the animals living at the zoo/aquarium as well as other species and habitats. They provide information about…
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This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. ESCO occupations and skills are from the European Commission's ESCO classification, and the occupation crosswalk is the official ESCO–O*NET mapping by the ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. BlissPoint Analytics has modified all or some of this information: skill, task and descriptor ratings are rounded to one decimal, and ESCO occupations show Job Zone and interests copied from a crosswalked O*NET occupation. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.