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TITLE: Printers, Hand
DEFINITION: Print patterns, designs, and lettering by hand onto a variety of materials and products.
TASKS:
1. Applies ink, paint, color paste, metallic foil, or carbon tissue to workpiece or printing mechanism.
2. Reads blue prints, work order or specifications to determine design or letters to be imprinted and location of imprint on workpiece.
3. Lays out and marks workpiece, using measuring and drawing equipment.
4. Prepares surface of workpiece, using solvents, pumice, photoresist solution, or lacquer.
5. Aligns, positions, and secures workpiece in holding fixture or on worktable.
6. Sets guides and positions design template, transfer, screen, stamp, type bar, frame, or heated imprint bar over workpiece in printing mechanism.
7. Operates printing equipment such as screen printer, silk screen press, stamp, or heat imprints, to imprint design on workpiece.
8. Inspects workpiece for defects, uniformity of depth, and to ensure quality of printing.
9. Mixes chemicals, inks, or paints, according to standard formulas.
10. Cleans equipment, using spatula, water, or solvent.
11. Fabricates silk screen stencils or prepares photomasks for reticle-making process, using photographic equipment.
12. Affixes gummed labels or decals to workpiece, using automatic equipment or roller.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.
65 Production and Processing
Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods
55 Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
50 Design
Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
40 Fine Arts
Knowledge of theory and techniques required to produce, compose, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture
40 Chemistry
Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods
35 Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
25 Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
25 Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena
20 English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
20 Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques
20 Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications
10 Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, stenography and transcription, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology
5 Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings
5 Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
5 Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including their relative costs, advantages, and limitations
5 Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of policies and practices involved in personnel/human resource functions. This includes recruitment, selection, training, and promotion regulations and procedures; compensation and benefits packages; labor relations and negotiation strategies; and personnel information systems
5 Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of weaponry, public safety, and security operations, rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, and the protection of people, data, and property
5 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
5 Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems
5 Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
SKILLS:
Skills elements are ranked by importance.
65 Product Inspection
Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
60 Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
60 Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
60 Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems
50 Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
50 Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
45 Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
30 Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
30 Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
30 Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
30 Visioning
Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
30 Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
25 Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
25 Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
25 Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
20 Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
20 Monitoring
Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
20 Solution Appraisal
Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
20 Troubleshooting
Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
20 Identification of Key Causes
Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
20 Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
15 Active Learning
Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
15 Identifying Downstream Consequences
Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
15 Systems Perception
Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
15 Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches to problems
15 Idea Evaluation
Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
15 Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an idea
15 Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
15 Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
15 Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
15 Testing
Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
10 Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks
10 Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
10 Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
10 Systems Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
5 Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
5 Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others
5 Learning Strategies
Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
5 Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences
5 Instructing
Teaching others how to do something
5 Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
5 Persuasion
Persuading others to approach things differently .
ABILITIES:
Abilities elements are ranked by importance.
75 Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
75 Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
70 Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness
70 Near Vision
The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)
65 Information Ordering
The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.
65 Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
60 Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
55 Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
55 Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
50 Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
45 Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
45 Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
45 Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the body is in motion
45 Rate Control
The ability to time the adjustments of a movement or equipment control in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a continuously moving object or scene
40 Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
40 Trunk Strength
The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing
40 Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.
35 Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue
30 Time Sharing
The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
30 Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer
30 Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time
30 Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
30 Reaction Time
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears
30 Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
30 Category Flexibility
The ability to produce many rules so that each rule tells how to group (or combine) a set of things in a different way.
30 Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
25 Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
25 Speed of Limb Movement
The ability to quickly move the arms or legs
25 Perceptual Speed
The ability to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object
25 Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts
25 Explosive Strength
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object
25 Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion
20 Flexibility of Closure
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material
20 Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
20 Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward
20 Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener
20 Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
15 Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance
15 Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
15 Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.
15 Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
15 Stamina
The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
15 Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
10 Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.
10 Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds
10 Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem
10 Spatial Orientation
The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self
10 Gross Body Equilibrium
The ability to keep or regain one's body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
5 Sound Localization
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated
5 Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness
5 Glare Sensitivity
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting
WORK ACTIVITIES:
Work activities elements are ranked by importance.
90 Handling and Moving Objects
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
85 Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
75 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
65 Implementing Ideas or Programs
Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
55 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
45 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
45 Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
40 Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
35 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
35 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
30 Evaluating Information Against Standards
Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
30 Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
25 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
25 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
25 Thinking Creatively
Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
25 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
20 Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
20 Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
20 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
10 Documenting or Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
10 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
10 Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
5 Interacting With Computers
Controlling computer functions by using programs, setting up functions, writing software, or otherwise communicating with computer systems.
5 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.
5 Performing Administrative Activities
Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
5 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
5 Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
WORK CONTEXT:
Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .
100 (F) Indoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors
100 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
80 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
70 (F) Sitting
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?
68 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?
60 (F) Standing
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?
55 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?
40 (F) Contaminants
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?
40 (F) Walking or Running
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?
40 (F) Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to hazardous conditions? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
37 (A) Degree of Automation
Indicate the level of automation of this job.
35 (F) Hazardous Situations
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous situations? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
35 (F) Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous equipment? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
35 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?
33 (S) Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
32 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
30 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?
30 (F) Common Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Common protective or safety attire, such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard-hat, or personal flotation device?
28 (I) Provide a Service to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?
28 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
26 (L) Hazardous Conditions
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous conditions while performing this job? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
23 (L) Hazardous Equipment
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous equipment while performing this job? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
23 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?
20 (L) Hazardous Situations
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous situations while performing this job? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
20 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?
20 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
20 (D) Hazardous Equipment
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous equipment, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
20 (D) Hazardous Conditions
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous conditions, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
20 (F) Very Hot
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?
20 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?
17 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?
16 (I) Deal With External Customers
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Deal with external customers (e.g., retail sales) or the public in general (e.g., police work)?
16 (I) Coordinate or Lead Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (not supervision)?
16 (I) Persuade Someone to a Course of Action
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Persuade someone to a course of action (informally) or influence others to buy something (to sell)?
16 (D) Hazardous Situations
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous situations, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
15 (F) Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Cramped work space that requires getting into awkward positions?
15 (F) Frequency in Conflict Situations
How frequently do the job requirements place the worker in conflict situations?
15 (F) Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, Poles, etc.
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc?
14 (H) Responsible for Health and Safety of Others
How responsible is the worker for others' health and safety on this job?
13 (C) Job-Required Social Interaction
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) with others in order to perform it?
10 (F) Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
9 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
8 (I) Supervise, Coach, Train Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Supervise, coach, train, or develop other employees?
8 (I) Take a Position Opposed to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Take a position opposed to coworkers or others?
5 (F) Deal With Physically Aggressive People
How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
5 (F) Specialized Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Specialized protective or safety attire, such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suit, or radiation protection?
5 (F) Whole Body Vibration
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Whole body vibration (e.g., operating a jackhammer or earthmoving equipment)?
5 (F) Radiation
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to radiation?
5 (F) Diseases or Infections
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to diseases/infection? Diseases/Infections (e.g., patient care, some laboratory work, sanitation control, etc.)
5 (F) High Places
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to high places? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
INTERESTS:
Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.
89 Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
39 Artistic
Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
33 Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
17 Enterprising
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
17 Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
11 Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
WORK VALUES:
Work values elements are ranked by extent.
54 Support-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
48 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
47 Achievement-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
45 Relationships-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
32 Independence-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
27 Recognition-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
91 Moral Values
Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong
63 Independence
Workers on this job do their work alone
56 Supervision, Technical
Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well
56 Company Policies and Practices
Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company
53 Working Conditions
Workers on this job have good working conditions
53 Activity
Workers on this job are busy all the time
50 Supervision, Human Relations
Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management
50 Security
Workers on this job have steady employment
47 Ability Utilization
Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities
47 Achievement
Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment
44 Recognition
Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do
38 Compensation
Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers
34 Variety
Workers on this job have something different to do every day
34 Advancement
Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement
34 Autonomy
Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision
31 Co-workers
Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with
31 Creativity
Workers on this job try out their own ideas
31 Responsibility
Workers on this job make decisions on their own
22 Social Status
Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community
13 Social Service
Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people
6 Authority
Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others
CROSSWALKS:
| DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): |
920687126 Marker II 788684030 Bottom Wheeler 979684010 Carbon Printer 976684034 Contact Printer, Photoresist 715684190 Transferrer 979684030 Screen Printer 979684034 Screen Printer 710684018 Dial Maker 713684022 Embosser 709684054 Mold Stamper |
| AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): |
0520 SCREEN PRINTER |
| CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): |
785 Assemblers 793 Hand Engraving and Printing Occupations 889 Laborers, except Construction |
| CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): |
511802 Optical Technician/Assistant 480299 Graphic and Printing Equipment Operators, Other |
| GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): |
060437 Elemental Work: Industrial: Manual Work, Stamping, Marking, Labeling, 060227 Production Work: Manual Work, Textile, Fabric and Leather 060434 Elemental Work: Industrial: Manual Work, Assorted Materials 051005 Crafts: Reproduction 060104 Production Technology: Precision Hand Work 050511 Craft Technology: Scientific, Medical, & Technical Equip. Fabric. & Re 060231 Production Work: Manual Work, Laying Out and Marking 060427 Elemental Work: Industrial: Manual Work, Textile, Fabric and Leather |
| MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): |
No crosswalks |
| OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): |
93999 All Other Hand Workers |
| OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): |
3736 Circuit Board Making |
| SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): |
No crosswalks |
