$49,980($24.03/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
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Industrial machinery mechanics and machinery maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.
$39,730 ($19.10/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. They may perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products, and gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.
$31,740 ($15.26/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Aircraft Service Attendants service aircraft with fuel. They may de-ice aircraft, refill water and cooling agents, empty sewage tanks, service air and oxygen systems, or clean and polish the aircraft's exterior.
$37,940 ($18.24/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
$41,640 ($20.02/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Mechanical door repairers install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
$37,420 ($17.99/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners cleanse and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. They can also patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.
$36,430 ($17.51/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
$39,540 ($19.01/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Molders, Shapers, and Casters mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.
$33,300 ($16.01/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and tenders operate or tend machines to wash or clean products- such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tinplate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber - to remove impurities.
$38,340 ($18.44/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Pile-driver Operators use large machines mounted on skids, barges, or cranes to hammer long, heavy beams of concrete, wood, or steel into the ground to support retaining walls, bridges, piers, or building foundations.
$33,060 ($15.89/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Hand Laborers and Material Movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials. Some of these workers feed or remove material to or from machines, clean vehicles, pick up unwanted household goods, and pack materials for moving.
$36,720 ($17.65/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles. They set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to fabricate parts for wood products.
$25,390 ($12.21/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. This category includes spotters and dyers of these articles.
$27,260 ($13.10/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Vehicle and Equipment Cleaners wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment using materials like water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses.
$30,870 ($14.84/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines.
$30,770 ($14.79/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Conveyor Operators and Tenders control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles.
$39,310 ($18.90/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators use equipment to apply concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways. They may also use equipment for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials.
$34,320 ($16.50/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines.
$36,860 ($17.72/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.
$36,270 ($17.44/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Insulation workers, also called insulators, install and replace the materials used to insulate buildings.
$41,550 ($19.98/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers hang wallboard and install ceiling tile inside buildings. Many also install and tape wallboard.
$44,370 ($21.33/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Upholsterers make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
$45,380 ($21.82/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators use construction equipment like bulldozers and front-end loaders to dig, move, and grade earth; erect structures; or pour concrete. Among other duties, they may repair and maintain equipment.
$35,120 ($16.89/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Furniture finishers shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.
$37,420 ($17.99/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers apply finishes, often using machines, to products such as cars, jewelry, and ceramics.
$35,480 ($17.06/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. This category includes cannery workers who pack food products.
$36,310 ($17.46/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Construction Laborers perform many tasks that require physical labor on construction sites.
$41,150 ($19.79/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to coat or paint products like glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials.
$39,990 ($19.23/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
$35,360 ($17.00/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Machine Feeders and Offbearers feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
$31,200 ($15.00/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Worker Helpers assist installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. They perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers, cleaning their work area, machines, and tools, and holding materials or tools for other workers.
$39,210 ($18.85/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Highway Maintenance Workers maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Their duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. They may also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.
$35,280 ($16.96/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters perform many tasks that require physical labor to assist Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in their duties.
$42,020 ($20.20/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers install, fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. This category includes all installation, maintenance, and repair workers not contained somewhere else.
$24,500 ($11.78/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons perform many tasks that require physical labor to assist Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons in their duties.
$45,350 ($21.80/hr)
Postsecondary nondegree award
None
Automotive service technicians and mechanics, often called service technicians or service techs, inspect, maintain, and repair cars and light trucks.
$37,840 ($18.19/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Agricultural Equipment Operators drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops.
$41,700 ($20.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, and tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment, filter presses, shaker screens, centrifuges, condenser tubes, precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks, scrubbing towers, or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. This category includes dairy processing equipment operators.
$44,720 ($21.50/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Extraction Workers Helpers support extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Their duties include supplying equipment and cleaning their work area.
$40,900 ($19.66/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.
$33,810 ($16.25/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. They assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements.
$36,820 ($17.70/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. This category includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.
$38,500 ($18.51/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Small engine mechanics inspect, service, and repair motorized power equipment. Mechanics often specialize in one type of equipment, such as motorcycles, motorboats, or outdoor power equipment.
$36,500 ($17.55/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Recordkeeping Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers check materials, supplies, and equipment in order to keep relevant records. Their duties are primarily clerical.
$25,230 ($12.13/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Hoist and Winch Operators, also called derrick operators, control the movement of platforms, cables, and cages that transport workers or materials in industrial operations.
$38,760 ($18.64/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. They usually need specific training and State or Federal certification.
$38,000 ($18.27/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Hazardous Materials (hazmat) Removal Workers identify and dispose of harmful substances, such as asbestos, lead, mold, and radioactive waste. They also neutralize and clean up materials that are flammable, corrosive, or toxic.
$33,780 ($16.24/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Tire repairers and changers repair and replace tires.
$36,960 ($17.77/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.
$27,980 ($13.45/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Janitors and Cleaners keep many types of buildings clean, sanitary, orderly, and in good condition.
$44,980 ($21.63/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials.
$36,850 ($17.71/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Painters apply paint, stain, and coatings to walls and ceilings, buildings, and bridges and other structures.
$40,490 ($19.47/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
$40,510 ($19.48/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Logging Equipment Operators drive logging tractors or wheeled vehicles equipped with one or more accessories such as a bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom to carry out logging operations.
$39,350 ($18.92/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Pipelayers lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. They may be asked to perform tasks such as grading trenches or culverts, positioning pipes, or sealing joints.
$29,580 ($14.22/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Hand Packers and Packagers pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
$30,700 ($14.76/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. The processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood, gluing paper, or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.
$38,070 ($18.30/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.
$41,700 ($20.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.
$36,080 ($17.35/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Helpers--Electricians perform many tasks that require physical labor to assist electricians in their duties.
$27,560 ($13.25/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. They collect payment for services and supplies, and may also lubricate vehicles, change motor oil, refill antifreeze, replace lights or other accessories- such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts - or repair and replace tires.
$38,440 ($18.48/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Set Up, Operate, or Tend Machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
$44,860 ($21.57/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers pour, smooth, and finish concrete floors, sidewalks, roads, and curbs. They use a variety of hand and power tools.
$35,190 ($16.92/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.
$30,540 ($14.69/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Sewing Machine Operators handle or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.
$41,710 ($20.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Musical instrument repairers and tuners repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. They may specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.
$32,230 ($15.50/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Tire Builders operate machines to build tires.
$39,210 ($18.85/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.
$35,050 ($16.85/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Helpers--Carpenters perform many tasks that require physical labor to assist carpenters in their duties.
$36,730 ($17.66/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specific types of steel.
$39,210 ($18.85/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Sailors and Marine Oilers are important parts of a ship's crew. Sailors operate and maintain the vessel and deck equipment. They keep all parts of a ship except engine and motor areas in good working order. Marine Oilers work in the engine room and help engineers maintain the propulsion system.
$43,180 ($20.76/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
$40,050 ($19.26/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
$40,490 ($19.47/hr)
Some college, no degree
None
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers install, maintain, or repair computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
$38,010 ($18.27/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Quality Control Inspectors examine products and materials for defects or deviations from specifications.
$35,360 ($17.00/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
$35,450 ($17.04/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to make metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
$41,030 ($19.73/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies.
$37,160 ($17.87/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
$43,720 ($21.02/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Synthetic and Glass Fiber Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
$32,970 ($15.85/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Production Worker Helpers provide assistance to production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. These duties can include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
$40,110 ($19.29/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.
$33,470 ($16.09/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters perform many tasks that require physical labor to assist Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters in their work.
$41,470 ($19.94/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.
$41,890 ($20.14/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers construct, assemble, or rebuild machines such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in industries like construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.
$41,950 ($20.17/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend heating equipment such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects.
$38,100 ($18.32/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Printing Press Operators set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. This category includes short-run offset printing presses.
$36,850 ($17.72/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.
$41,130 ($19.77/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic. This process forms bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or flattens, tempers, or reduces gauge of material.
$44,220 ($21.26/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal Pourers and Casters are metal and plastic machine workers who operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.
$30,840 ($14.83/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles. They can also draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. This category includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.
$34,330 ($16.50/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Patternmakers are metal and plastic machine workers who lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns and core molds.
$28,570 ($13.74/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and tenders operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
$39,060 ($18.78/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Motor Vehicle Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
$26,990 ($12.98/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Pressers shape or press articles by hand or machine.
$40,750 ($19.59/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
$29,920 ($14.38/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
$35,870 ($17.25/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers make keys, change locks and safe combinations, repair and open locks, and install and repair safes.
$33,840 ($16.27/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.
$31,370 ($15.08/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers grind, sand, or polish- using hand tools or hand-held power tools - a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. This category includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.
$37,510 ($18.03/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Print Binding and Finishing Workers bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. They can also set up binding and finishing machines.
$45,030 ($21.65/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Underground Mining Loading and Moving Machine Operators use underground loading or moving machines to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Their equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.
$31,490 ($15.14/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.
$42,910 ($20.63/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers move or install mobile homes or prefabricated buildings.
$39,850 ($19.16/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Hand Cutters and Trimmers use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.