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Description

Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Support
  • Relationships
  • Working Conditions

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Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Self-Control
  • Initiative

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Tasks

  • Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.
  • Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.
  • Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.
  • Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring with rulers or micrometers, by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots.
  • Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.

Work Activities

  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
  • Getting Information
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Detailed Work Activities

  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
  • Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Near Vision
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Trunk Strength

Skills

  • Monitoring
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Reading Comprehension

Knowledge

  • Administration and Management
  • Production and Processing
  • Education and Training
  • Chemistry
  • English Language

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

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Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$35,602
Median (50%)$39,589
High (90%)$45,955

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level $38,695
Mid Level N/A
Senior Level N/A
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 20,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 21,800 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 5%

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