75 Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers

Food processing and related trades workers slaughter animals; treat and prepare them and related food items for human and animal consumption; make various kinds of bread, cakes and other flour products; process and preserve fruit, vegetables and related foods; taste and grade various food products and beverages; or prepare tobacco and make tobacco products. Tasks performed usually include: slaughtering animals; treating meat and fish and preparing them and related food items; making various kinds of bread, cakes and other flour products; processing and preserving fruit, vegetables and related foods; tasting and grading various food products and beverages; preparing tobacco and making tobacco products. Supervision of workers may be included. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7511 Butchers, Fishmongers and Related Food Preparers 7512 Bakers, Pastry-cooks and Confectionery Makers 7513 Dairy Products Makers 7514 Fruit, Vegetable and Related Preservers 7515 Food and Beverage Tasters and Graders 7516 Tobacco Preparers and Tobacco Products Makers.

Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers preserve and treat wood; make, decorate and repair wooden furniture, vehicles and other wooden products and components; and set up, operate and tend wood seasoning and preserving equipment and woodworking equipment, machines and machine tools. Tasks performed usually include: operating and tending treating and other equipment to dry lumber and other wood products, and to treat chemically and impregnate wood products with preservatives; setting and operating woodworking machines to cut, shape and form parts and components; studying plans, verifying dimensions of articles to be made, fitting parts together to form complete units and checking the quality and fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications; setting and adjusting various kinds of machines for operation by others; setting up, programming, operating and monitoring several types of woodworking machines to fabricate, repair or refinish wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wood products; and reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7521 Wood Treaters 7522 Cabinet-makers and Related Workers 7523 Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators.

Garment and related trades workers fit, alter and repair tailored clothing; design and make textile and fur garments and leather or fur products; repair, renovate and decorate garments, gloves and other textile products; create patterns for garments; install, repair and replace upholstery of furniture, fixtures, orthopaedic appliances and furnishings of automobiles; trim, scrape, tan, buff and dye animal hides, pelts or skins; modify and repair footwear and leather articles. Tasks performed usually include: fitting, altering and repairing tailored clothing; designing and making made-to-measure clothing from textile fabrics, light leather and other materials, or making hats or wigs; making garment style changes; creating precision master patterns for production of garments and other textile, leather or fur products; sewing together, joining, darning, repairing, renovating and decorating garments, gloves and other products of textile, fur, light leather and other materials; fabricating and assembling sails, awnings and tarpaulins; installing, repairing and replacing upholstery of furniture, fixtures, orthopaedic appliances, seats, panels and other furnishings of automobiles, railway coaches, aircraft, ships and similar items; trimming, scraping, cleaning, tanning, buffing and dyeing animal hides, pelts or skins to produce leather stock and finished furs for making garments and other products; making, modifying and repairing standard, custom-made or orthopaedic footwear and natural or synthetic leather articles. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters 7532 Garment and Related Patternmakers and Cutters 7533 Sewing, Embroidery and Related Workers 7534 Upholsterers and Related Workers 7535 Pelt Dressers, Tanners and Fellmongers 7536 Shoemakers and Related Workers.

Other craft and related workers work under the surface of water, using underwater breathing apparatus; position, assemble and detonate explosives; inspect and test raw materials, manufactured components and products; and remove unwanted organisms to prevent damage to crops and buildings and other structures. This group includes other trade and craft occupations not classified elsewhere in Major Group 7: Craft and Related Trades Workers Tasks performed usually include: ensuring safety precautions; performing various underwater tasks; loading explosives into blast holes; mixing chemicals according to instructions; operating and monitoring equipment for spraying pests and weeds. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7541 Underwater Divers 7542 Shotfirers and Blasters 7543 Product Graders and Testers (excluding Foods and Beverages) 7544 Fumigators and Other Pest and Weed Controllers 7549 Craft and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified.