- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who plans and directs activities of field party engaged in collecting seismic data used in prospecting for oil or gas. Responsibilities include:
* Designates location of shot holes and placement of seismometers and connecting cables over blast area according to plot drawn by surveyor, geophysical prospecting.
* Plans and directs activities of workers engaged in laying out seismographic measuring apparatus over test area.
* Surveys area to verify that equipment is in position specified and tests electrical circuits for continuity.
* Directs seismograph shooter to detonate charges placed in shot holes, using short wave radio.
* Observes reaction of recording instruments to detect irregularity.
* Develops picture of seismic wave pattern in photographic developing solution.
* Examines wave pattern on subterranean strata for evidence of distortion caused by electronic crossfeed, short circuit, or loose connection.
* Orders redrilling of shot holes and equipment layout to repeat shot.
* Directs repair or repairs instruments or equipment, using manufacturers' manuals and handtools.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who designs and directs installation of plant systems or product lines performing duties as described under design engineer, facilities master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conducts research and plans development and design of gas and solid state lasers, masers, infrared, and other light emitting and light sensitive devices. Responsibilities include:
* Designs electronic circuitry and optical components with specific characteristics to fit within specified mechanical limits and to perform according to specifications.
* Designs suitable mounts for optics and power supply systems.
* Incorporates methods for maintenance and repair of components and designs, and develops test instrumentation and test procedures.
* Confers with engineering and technical personnel regarding fabrication and testing of prototype systems, and modifies design as required.
* May conduct application analysis to determine commercial, industrial, scientific, medical, military, or other use for electro-optical devices.
* May assist with development of manufacturing, assembly, and fabrication processes.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conducts research into phases of physical phenomena, develops theories and laws on basis of observation and experiments, and devises methods to apply laws and theories of physics to industry, medicine, and other fields. Responsibilities include:
* Performs experiments with masers, lasers, cyclotrons, betatrons, telescopes, mass spectrometers, electron microscopes, and other equipment to observe structure and properties of matter, transformation and propagation of energy, relationships between matter and energy, and other physical phenomena.
* Describes and expresses observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.
* Devises procedures for physical testing of materials.
* Conducts instrumental analyses to determine physical properties of materials.
* May specialize in one or more branches of physics and be designated Physicist, Acoustics; Physicist, Astrophysics; Physicist, Atomic, Electronic And Molecular; Physicist, Cryogenics; Physicist, Electricity And Magnetism; Physicist, Fluids.
* May be designated. Responsibilities include:
* Physicist, Light And Optics; Physicist, Nuclear; Physicist, Plasma; Physicist, Solid Earth; Physicist, Solid State; Physicist, Thermodynamics.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in designing mechanisms, structures, systems, and equipment for aeronautical or aerospace products, applying knowledge of engineering theory and technology. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews and evaluates product request from customer, and formulates conceptual design to meet customer requirements.
* Analyzes project proposal to determine feasibility, producibility, cost, and production time, and discusses proposal with customer representatives, engineers, and other personnel.
* Assigns project personnel to specific aspects or phases of project, such as analysis, development, or design.
* Evaluates product design for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, quality standards, and specifications.
* Evaluates and approves design changes and drawing releases.
* Coordinates design, production, testing, and related activities.
* Consults with project personnel and others to provide technical assistance and information.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who examines, measures, photographs, and tests synthetic fiber samples to facilitate quality control of forming, treating, and texturing processes, performing any combination of following tasks. Responsibilities include:
* Dips several twisted threads in melted wax and directs stream of cold water over threads to congeal wax.
* Slices threads crosswise, using microtome.
* Dissolves wax, using solvent, and positions thread sample on microscope slide.
* Inserts slide in microscope and photographs sample, using standard microphotographic equipment and techniques.
* Develops, prints, and labels photographs.
* Analyzes photographs to determine whether structure and other characteristics of thread meet plant standards.
* Determines tensile strength of thread samples, using device that draws material between two jaws until breakage occurs.
* Measures cross-sectional area of thread samples, using planimeter.
* Immerses samples in water, corrosives, or cleaning agents to detect shrinkage or damage.
* Places thread samples in dye bath to evaluate permeability of dye and exposes samples to controlled light source to ascertain fade resistance.
* Prepares and submits reports of findings to production personnel to facilitate quality control of product.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in analysis of oil well drilling mud and well cuttings during drilling operations to detect presence of oil or gas and identify productive strata. Responsibilities include:
* Coordinates work of well-logging operators, mud analysis engaged in continuous sampling and analysis of mud circulating through wells being drilled and preparation of mud analysis logs.
* Reviews analysis made by workers of cores cut from wells to determine nature of earth formations penetrated.
* Summarizes log data and core analysis records for engineering personnel.
* Initiates or recommends personnel actions, such as pay increase, transfer or discipline.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in mapping production areas of petroleum or natural gas company. Responsibilities include:
* Supervises drafting personnel in drafting maps used for exploration, leasing of lands, and construction and operation of production facilities, such as pumping stations, storage tanks, drilling derricks, and pipelines.
* Reviews completed maps for neatness and accuracy.
* May supervise production of blueprints, photostats, and photographs.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans data collection, and analyzes and interprets numerical data from experiments, studies, surveys, and other sources and applies statistical methodology to provide information for scientific research and statistical analysis. Responsibilities include:
* Plans methods to collect information and develops questionnaire techniques according to survey design.
* Conducts surveys utilizing sampling techniques or complete enumeration bases.
* Evaluates reliability of source information, adjusts and weighs raw data, and organizes results into form compatible with analysis by computers or other methods.
* Presents numerical information by computer readouts, graphs, charts, tables, written reports or other methods.
* Describes sources of information, and limitations on reliability and usability.
* May analyze and interpret statistics to point up significant differences in relationships among sources of information, and prepare conclusions and forecasts based on data summaries.
* May specialize in specific aspect of statistics or industrial activity reporting and be designated by specialty as Demographer I; Statistician, Analytical; Statistician, Engineering And Physical Science.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who prepares detailed drawings of architectural designs and plans for buildings, according to specifications, sketches, and rough drafts provided by architect. Responsibilities include:
* Draws rough and detailed sketches, drawings, and plans to scale (drafter master title)
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