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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
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A professional who lays out and directs construction, installation, and use of structures, equipment, and road or rail systems, and performs other engineering duties concerned with removal of logs from timber area. Responsibilities include: * Surveys timber land and draws maps to show topographical features of area. * Determines locations of loading points and storage areas and selects methods and equipment for handling logs. * Lays out and directs construction of roads or rail network used to transport logs from cutting areas to loading sites and storage areas. * Plans and directs construction of campsites, loading docks, bridges and culverts, equipment shelters, and water and sewage systems to maintain efficient and safe removal of logs from constantly shifting cutting areas.
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A professional who makes surveys of harbors, rivers, and other bodies of water to determine shore lines, topography of bottom, or other items for such purposes as determining navigable channels, and securing data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
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A professional who plans detailed instructions of operations in manufacture of newly designed shoes. Responsibilities include: * Compiles manufacturing data from designer specifications, such as last to be used, size runs, ornamentation, saddle height, strap width, and color. * Computes sizes of parts, such as inserts, linings, quarters, or vamps according to shoe size specifications or following $T3standard size system. * $T1 Lists specifications, such as materials, stitching, and findings for each shoe size. * May cut paper patterns of shoe design. * May cut traced design into pattern of shoe parts.
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A professional who performs duties as described under apprentice (any industry) master title.
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A professional who prepares detailed shop drawings in scale or full size, from blueprints of furniture designer (furniture), showing methods of construction and upholstering, and indicating sizes and kinds of material to be used. * Performs other duties as described under drafter master title.
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A professional who designs power system facilities and equipment and coordinates construction, operation, and maintenance of electric power generating, receiving, and distribution stations, transmission lines, and distribution systems and equipment. Responsibilities include: * Designs and plans layout of generating plants, transmission and distribution lines, and receiving and distribution stations. * Directs preparation of, or prepares drawings and specific type of equipment and materials to be used, in construction and equipment installation. * Estimates labor, material, construction, and equipment costs. * Inspects completed installations for conformance with design and equipment specifications and safety standards. * Observes operation of installation for conformance with operational standards. * Coordinates operation and maintenance activities to ensure optimum utilization of power system facilities and meet customer demands for electrical energy. * May compile power rates and direct others in evaluating properties and developing utilities in new territories. * May be designated according to type of engineering functions as Engineer, Design-And-Construction (utilities); Engineer, Operations-And-Maintenance (utilities)
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A professional who conducts research in various fields of electrical phenomena performing duties as described under research engineer master title.
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A professional who designs and develops electrical and electronic instruments and equipment used in petroleum prospecting with the seismograph, magnetometer, or other instruments which detect and measure various physical properties of the earth's crust.
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A professional who directs activities concerned with providing technical services, such as electrical well logging, gun perforating, directional or caliper surveying, and cementing, acidizing, and formation fracturing, to assist in solving special oil well drilling and production problems. Responsibilities include: * Advises drilling and production superintendenton specific servicing problems and recommends use of specialized tools, techniques, and services. * Directs organization and training of personnel, and directly or through subordinate personnel supervises servicing operations. * Supervises repair and maintenance of equipment. * Keeps records of operations and prepares reports.
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A professional who drafts detailed drawings, such as wiring diagrams, layout drawings, mechanical detail drawings, and drawings of intermediate and final assemblies, used in manufacture, assembly, installation, and repair of electronic components, printed circuit boards, and equipment. * Examines electronic schematics and supporting documents received from design engineering department to develop, compute, and verify specifications drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, and tolerances. * Performs duties as described under drafter master title. * May use computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software and be designated Drafter (CAD), Electronic.
Industry:Professional careers