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A professional who develops comprehensive plans and programs for utilization of land and physical facilities of cities, counties, and metropolitan areas. Responsibilities include:
* Compiles and analyzes data on economic, social, and physical factors affecting land use, and prepares or requisitions graphic and narrative reports on data.
* Confers with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists, and land planning and development specialists to devise and recommend arrangements of land and physical facilities for residential, commercial, industrial, and community uses.
* Recommends governmental measures affecting land use, public utilities, community facilities, and housing and transportation to control and guide community development and renewal.
* May review and evaluate environmental impact reports applying to specified private and public planning projects and programs.
* When directing activities of planning department, is known as Chief Planner; Director, Planning.
* Usually employed by local government jurisdictions, but may work for any level of government, or private consulting firms.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists dye weigher in mixing dyes and chemicals for use in dyeing textile yarns and fabrics. Respnsibilities include:
* Opens steam valve to heat dye solution.
* Stirs solution with paddle to dissolve dye.
* Dumps contents of mixing pails into or turns valve to transfer dye solution to supply tanks in dyeing department in response to light signal or to request over speaker system.
* Moves barrels of dye and chemicals to dye room, using handtruck.
* Cleans mixing tanks and work area, using waterhose.
* Performs other duties as described under helper master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who services, adjusts, and makes minor repairs on farm vehicles, machinery, and equipment, such as tractors, trucks, automobiles, harvesters, combines, silo fillers, plows, and similar equipment, using handtools. Respnsibilities include:
* Observes and examines machinery and parts in operation to detect malfunctioning or defective units.
* Replaces components, such as carburetors, fuel pumps, generators, ignition points, and spark plugs.
* Adjusts timing of motors, lubricates, washes, paints, and cleans vehicles and attachments, using handtools.
* May assist other workers in more complex maintenance tasks, such as overhaul of machinery and equipment, repair and erection of buildings and structures, plumbing repair, and electrical work on farm.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who examines and compiles geological information to provide technical data to geologist, petroleum, using surface and subsurface maps, oil and gas well activity reports, and sand and core analysis studies. Responsibilities include:
* Studies geological reports to extract well data and posts data to maps and logs.
* Draws subsurface formation contours on charts to lay out and prepare geological cross section charts.
* Compiles information regarding well tests, completions, and formation tops to prepare oil or gas well records.
* Records net sand and sand percentage counts and calculates isopachous values to compile sand analysis data.
* Studies directional logs and surveys to calculate and plot formation tops.
* Reads well activity reports and records key well locations in drilling activity book.
* Assembles and distributes prepared charts, maps, and reports to geologist requesting material.
* Maintains file record systems and geological library.
* Attends scout meeting to compile information on well activity.
* Contacts competitors to acquire oil and gas samples from wells.
* Operates computer terminal for input and retrieval of geological data.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends machines that screen foreign material from ground, devulcanized scrap rubber. Respnsibilities include:
* Opens chute on feed conveyors or shovels scrap rubber into hopper of strainer.
* Starts machine that forces scrap rubber through strainer screen.
* Regulates speed of machine and conveyors to prevent jamming of stock.
* Discharges strained scrap rubber onto conveyors for transfer to refining mills, or onto handtrucks for transfer to storage.
* Feels strainer, and opens water valves to prevent overheating of machine and scorching of rubber.
* Observes rubber for color and appearance and feels strained rubber to ensure that foreign material is removed.
* Cleans clogged strainer screens, using scraper and solvent, or replaces clogged and worn strainer screens, using handtools.
* Signals drying and milling department workers to maintain specified flow of scrap rubber through strainers.
* May dump bags of soapstone in discharge chute to facilitate movement of stock through screen conveyor.
* May tend magnetic device to facilitate removal of metal from rubber.
* May fill containers with screened rubber to specified weight and keep record of production.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who controls equipment from central console to operate rolling mill which reduces steel into products of specified size, shape, and gauge. Respnsibilities include:
* Selects prepunched schedule cards for section to be rolled according to specifications and feeds into card reader.
* Activates card reader memory bank (push-button) which reads and interprets schedule card information and stores data in storage unit for response to electronic signal in rolling cycle.
* Sets selector switches of console for automatic operation of electronic equipment, roll stands, and auxiliary equipment.
* Moves console controls to advance steel from approach table to mill entry table and through complete rolling cycle automatically, to reduce steel products to specified shape, size, and gauge.
* Observes, from control pulpit, rolling irregularities in ingot, such as pipe, split end, or heat loss, and notifies other worker through intercom system to shear defective parts.
* Observes rolling operations, dial and colored light indicators, and other gauges, and manipulates control levers and switches to adjust roll draft, alignment, or mill speed to correct rolling and tolerance deviations or drift.
* Stops automated mill and changes to manual control operations on breakdown or failure of electronic or mill equipment.
* Assists mill crew in setup, roll change, maintenance, and adjustment of mill and auxiliary equipment during manual operation of rolling mill.
* May make adjustments or minor repairs to electronic control equipment or devices.
* May move electrical control levers in pulpit to operate mill tables, scale breakers, and broadsiding mill screwdown when mill operates under manual control.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends equipment that etches trade name on razor blades. Respnsibilities include:
* Positions roll of blade steel on etching machine reel and threads steel through feed and etching rollers to cutting die.
* Fills acid and water fountains that feed etching rollers and wash acid from steel after etching.
* Lights gas burner in drying chamber and starts machine.
* Observes discharge of blades into hopper, and stops machine when hopper is full.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises workers engaged in layout and machine operating to fabricate structural, wire, or sheet metal products, applying knowledge of layout, product design, machine functions, capacities, and output potential. Respnsibilities include:
* Requisitions material required to meet production goals.
* Examines items produced to determine if items meet specifications.
* Trains new workers.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May be designated by department or operation as lay-out supervisor; machine-operations supervisor; metal-spinning supervisor; punch-press supervisor; roll-forming supervisor; or product produced as metal furniture fabrication supervisor.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sets up battery of automatic machines that form tin-can bodies. Respnsibilities include:
* Lights and tends gas burners under soldering vats and adjusts thermostats to regulate temperature of molten solder in machines.
* Tests air pressure of vacuum feed cups with gauge.
* Starts machine and observes operation to detect malfunctioning.
* Inspects can bodies and adjusts machine action until bodies conform with specifications.
* Adjusts machines for change to different sizes of can bodies.
* Maintains supply of bar solder in melting reservoirs and adjusts thermostat regulators to regulate flow of molten solder into machine.
* Adjusts equipment and replaces defective regulator units, using handtools.
* May repair malfunctioning machines.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs activities of world trade department in chamber of commerce to assist business concerns in developing and utilizing foreign markets. Responsibilities include:
* Conducts economic and commercial surveys in foreign countries to locate markets for products and services.
* Analyzes data and publishes bulletins concerning business developments in other countries, regulations affecting world trade, and opportunities for selling and buying products.
* Advises business and other groups on local, national, and international legislation affecting world trade.
* Advises exporters and importers on documentation procedures and certifies commercial documents that are required by foreign countries.
* Entertains foreign governmental officials and business representatives to promote trade relations.
* Promotes travel to other countries.
Industry:Professional careers
