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Summary Description


	Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Aluminum Sheet Cutter

2.	Banana Room Cutter

3.	Basket Mender

4.	Basting Cleaner

5.	Basting Puller

6.	Belt Splicer

7.	Bow Maker

8.	Bright Cutter

9.	Bucker

10.	Bundler

11.	Button Cutting Machine Operator

12.	Buttoner

13.	Buttonhole Maker

14.	Buttonhole Marker

15.	Candle Cutter

16.	Cane Cutter

17.	Carpet Cutter

18.	Chalk Cutter

19.	Cherry Cutter

20.	Clipper

21.	Cloth Cutter

22.	Computerized Machine Fabric Cutter

23.	Computerized Table Cutter

24.	Cotton Dispatcher

25.	Cripple Worker

26.	Cut Off Worker

27.	Cutter

28.	Cutter Operator

29.	Diagrammer

30.	Diagrammer and Seamer

31.	Dinker

32.	Duct Maker

33.	Embroidery Operator

34.	Fabric Cutter

35.	Feller

36.	Fine Grade Operator

37.	Fine Hairer

38.	Fine Unhairer

39.	Finisher

40.	Finishing Trimmer

41.	Flesher

42.	Flow Match Sofa Cutter

43.	Fruit Cutter

44.	Fur Cutter

45.	Fur Plucker

46.	Fur Trimmer

47.	Glass Cutter

48.	Glass Finisher

49.	Glass Robot Operator

50.	Gold Cutter

51.	Hair Clipper, Power

52.	Hairspring Cutter

53.	Hand Binder Cutter

54.	Hand Candy Cutter

55.	Hand Cloth Cutter

56.	Hand Coper

57.	Hand Cutter

58.	Hand Cutter Apprentice

59.	Hand Endband Cutter

60.	Hand Fabric Cutter

61.	Hand Hose Cutter

62.	Hand Leather Trimmer

63.	Hand Mounter

64.	Hand Outside Cutter

65.	Hand Rounder

66.	Hand Router Operator

67.	Hand Slitter

68.	Hand Splitter

69.	Hand Tire Trimmer

70.	Hand Trimmer

71.	Hand Welt-Butter

72.	Hide Cleaner

73.	Hide Trimmer

74.	Hot Knife Cutter

75.	Hot Knife Foxing Cutter

76.	Lacing Cutter

77.	Lacing String Cutter

78.	Lapper

79.	Lay-Out Machine Operator

80.	Leather Cutter

81.	Level Vial Marker

82.	Log Peeler

83.	Machine Cutter

84.	Machine Operator

85.	Mat Cutter

86.	Mesh Cutter

87.	Mica Sizer

88.	Mica Splitter

89.	Mold Bunch Trimmer

90.	Mosaic Worker

91.	Offline Cutter

92.	Opener

93.	Operator

94.	Outsider

95.	Oval or Circular Glass Cutter

96.	Packager

97.	Parts Fabricator

98.	Pattern Cutter

99.	Pearler

100.	Pompom Maker

101.	Portable Machine Cutter

102.	Portable Router Operator

103.	Portable Sawyer

104.	Power Chisel Operator

105.	Preform Plate Maker

106.	Production Cloth Cutter

107.	Remnants Cutter

108.	Ribbon Cutter

109.	Ripper

110.	Rock Splitter

111.	Rolled Glass Crosscutter

112.	Rotary Shear Cutter

113.	Rug Clipper

114.	Rug Cutter

115.	Sail Cutter

116.	Sample Cutter

117.	Saw Operator

118.	Scarrer

119.	Second Cutter

120.	Shaper

121.	Sheet Metal Pattern Cutter

122.	Shirt Trimmer

123.	Silk Screen Cutter

124.	Skinner

125.	Slitter

126.	Slot Router

127.	Spreader

128.	Stock Parts Fabricator

129.	Stock Preparer

130.	Stonework Tracer

131.	Stripper

132.	Target Trimmer

133.	Template Cutter

134.	Thread Clipper

135.	Thread Cutter

136.	Thread Trimmer

137.	Trimmer

138.	Vegetable Trimmer

139.	Veneer Sample Maker

140.	Wet Machine Cutter

141.	Wire Cutter

142.	Wire Screen and Fabric Shearer and Trimmer

143.	Wood Hacker

Job Tasks

	Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes. Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.

	Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish. Trim excess material from workpieces.

	Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools. Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools. Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.

	Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes. Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.

	Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines. Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.

	Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade. Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.

	Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks. Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.

	Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products. Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.

	Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut. Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.

	Fold or shape materials before or after cutting them. Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.

	Count or weigh and bundle items. Count finished products or workpieces. Weigh finished products.

	Clean, treat, buff, or polish finished items, using grinders, brushes, chisels, and cleaning solutions and polishing materials. Clean workpieces or finished products. Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products. Operate grinding equipment.

	Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns. Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators. Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.

	Route items to provide cutouts for parts, using portable routers, grinders, and hand tools. Operate grinding equipment. Operate cutting equipment.

	Replace or sharpen dulled cutting tools such as saws. Sharpen cutting or grinding tools. Replace worn equipment components.

	Lower table-mounted cutters such as knife blades, cutting wheels, or saws to cut items to specified sizes. Operate cutting equipment.

	Adjust guides and stops to control depths and widths of cuts. Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.

	Transport items to work or storage areas, using carts. Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

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