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Description

Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Support
  • Relationships
  • Achievement

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Work Styles

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

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Tasks

  • Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.
  • Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
  • Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems.
  • Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.
  • Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.

Work Activities

  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Handling and Moving Objects
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
  • Getting Information
  • Performing General Physical Activities

Detailed Work Activities

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
  • Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Presentation software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Office suite software
  • Word processing software

Abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Static Strength
  • Control Precision
  • Near Vision

Skills

  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis

Knowledge

  • Production and Processing
  • Mechanical
  • 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%)$36,514
Median (50%)$41,603
High (90%)$48,703

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 $41,759
Mid Level $46,680
Senior Level $52,709
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 12,500 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 12,400 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -1%.

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 -1%

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