7521 Wood Treaters
Wood treaters season, preserve and treat wood and lumber manually or using wood treatment equipment such as kilns and tanks. Tasks include - (a) operating and tending kilns, treating tanks and other equipment to dry lumber, prepare and season wood and other wood products, and to impregnate wood products with preservatives; (b) monitoring equipment operation, gauges and panel lights in order to detect deviations from standards and to ensure that processes are operating according to specifications; (c) operating valves to admit treating solution into treatment vessels, maintain specified heat, vacuum and hydraulic pressure and levels of solution during each phase of the treatment cycle; (d) activating vacuum and hydraulic pressure pumps that remove air and steam from retorts and force treating solution into pores of wood to accelerate the treatment process; (e) assisting in maintaining processing equipment and machines as required; (f) cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment; (g) transporting materials and products to and from work areas manually or using carts, handtrucks or hoists; (h) completing and maintaining production reports. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dry kiln operator - Lumber kiln operator - Timber treating tank operator - Veneer dryer tender - Wood seasoner - Wood treater Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wood processing plant operator - 8172.
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- What is ISCO-08 7521?
- ISCO-08 7521 is "Wood Treaters". Wood treaters season, preserve and treat wood and lumber manually or using wood treatment equipment such as kilns and tanks. Tasks include - (a) operating and tending kilns, treating tanks and other equipment to dry lumber, prepare and season wood and other wood products, and to impregnate wood products with preservatives; (b) monitoring equipment operation, gauges and panel lights in order to detect deviations from standards and to ensure that processes are operating according to specifications; (c) operating valves to admit treating solution into treatment vessels, maintain specified heat, vacuum and hydraulic pressure and levels of solution during each phase of the treatment cycle; (d) activating vacuum and hydraulic pressure pumps that remove air and steam from retorts and force treating solution into pores of wood to accelerate the treatment process; (e) assisting in maintaining processing equipment and machines as required; (f) cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment; (g) transporting materials and products to and from work areas manually or using carts, handtrucks or hoists; (h) completing and maintaining production reports. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dry kiln operator - Lumber kiln operator - Timber treating tank operator - Veneer dryer tender - Wood seasoner - Wood treater Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wood processing plant operator - 8172.
- How does ISCO-08 7521 map to other classification systems?
- 7521 Wood Treaters has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (44b0f118-2a70-4eec-b301-89d7fd84a3d0, b0cb4f78-c361-48cf-97aa-25104ac2647c); SOC 2018 (51-9051, 51-9191). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 7521?
- 7521 Wood Treaters sits under 7521 Wood Treaters in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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