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7523 Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators

Woodworking machine tool setters and operators set-up, operate and monitor automatic or semi-automatic woodworking machines such as precision sawing, shaping, planing, boring, turning and woodcarving machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products. Tasks include - (a) setting up, programming, operating and monitoring several types of woodworking machines for sawing, shaping, boring, drilling, planing, pressing, turning, sanding or carving to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products; (b) operating preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wooden products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothespins and other products; (c) selecting knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits or belts according to work piece, machine functions and product specifications; (d) installing and adjusting blades, cutter heads, boring-bits and sanding-belts, and using hand tools and rules; (e) setting and adjusting various kinds of woodworking machines for operation by others; (f) reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Carving machine operator (wood) - Furniture production machine operator - Precision woodworking sawyer - Wood products machine operator - Wood turner - Woodworking lathe operator - Woodworking machine setter - Woodworking machine setter-operator - Woodworking machine set-up operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wood and related products assemblers - 8219.

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Where 7523 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy

  1. >7 Craft and Related Trades Workers
  2. >>75 Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers
  3. >>>752 Wood Treaters, Cabinet-makers and Related Trades Workers
  4. >>>>7523 Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators
  5. >>>>7523 Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators

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What is ISCO-08 7523?
ISCO-08 7523 is "Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators". Woodworking machine tool setters and operators set-up, operate and monitor automatic or semi-automatic woodworking machines such as precision sawing, shaping, planing, boring, turning and woodcarving machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products. Tasks include - (a) setting up, programming, operating and monitoring several types of woodworking machines for sawing, shaping, boring, drilling, planing, pressing, turning, sanding or carving to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products; (b) operating preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wooden products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothespins and other products; (c) selecting knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits or belts according to work piece, machine functions and product specifications; (d) installing and adjusting blades, cutter heads, boring-bits and sanding-belts, and using hand tools and rules; (e) setting and adjusting various kinds of woodworking machines for operation by others; (f) reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Carving machine operator (wood) - Furniture production machine operator - Precision woodworking sawyer - Wood products machine operator - Wood turner - Woodworking lathe operator - Woodworking machine setter - Woodworking machine setter-operator - Woodworking machine set-up operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wood and related products assemblers - 8219.
How does ISCO-08 7523 map to other classification systems?
7523 Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (3bdf6206-e952-4177-a17b-2a03bfee2144, 77a05858-f682-4648-baa5-9b86deeffbc1, 7e08d38d-30c9-4a6f-b88e-b28e87c0b259, +3 more); SOC 2018 (51-7042). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
What is the parent category of 7523?
7523 Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators sits under 7523 Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.

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Source: International Labour OrganizationVersion: 2008