Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

• 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.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
• Shape glass or similar materials.
• Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
• Weigh finished products.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.

• Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
• Record operational or production data.
• Select production input materials.
• Design jewelry or decorative objects.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• Maintain production or processing equipment.
• Operate heating or drying equipment.
• Trim excess material from workpieces.
• Cut glass.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Place materials into molds.
• Replace worn equipment components.
• Repair production equipment or tools.
• Connect electrical components or equipment.
• Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
• Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
• Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.

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