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Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

MathematicsDesignMechanicalProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguageEngineering and TechnologyBuilding and ConstructionAdministration and Management

1. Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Mathematics, Production and Processing, Mechanical, English Language, Critical Thinking

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   SpeakingActive ListeningReading Comprehension

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • COMPOSITE FABRICATOR · Naval Air Systems Command · California

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2. Sheet Metal Workers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Mechanical, Building and Construction, Mathematics, Design, English Language, Critical Thinking

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Reading ComprehensionMonitoringCoordinationSpeakingActive Listening

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) · Naval Air Systems Command · Lemoore Station, CA

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3. Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Mechanical, Production and Processing, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Customer and Personal ServiceReading ComprehensionMonitoringSpeakingActive Listening

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • AUTOMOTIVE WORKER · Air Combat Command · Beale Afb, CA
   • AUTOMOTIVE WORKER A08 · U.S. Marine Corps · Twentynine Palms, CA

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4. Carpenters

   Possible match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Building and Construction, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Design, Engineering and Technology, Critical Thinking

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Public Safety and SecurityMonitoringActive ListeningCoordinationReading Comprehension

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST · Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Newport, RI

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5. Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Mathematics, Education and Training, English Language, Mechanical, Production and Processing, Design

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   MonitoringActive ListeningPublic Safety and SecuritySpeakingComplex Problem Solving

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Occupation data: 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. JOBUS modified the data for display.