Careers in Production

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Production

All textile, apparel, and furnishings workers not listed separately.

No requirement is specified

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Production

Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Furniture Finishers

Production

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Model Makers, Wood

Production

Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Patternmakers, Wood

Production

Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Production

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Production

Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Woodworkers, All Other

Production

All woodworkers not listed separately.

No requirement is specified

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Production

Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Production

Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma