Jobs / Physical work / 51-9198.00
Helpers--Production Workers
Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
- US jobs
- 165,700
- Median wage
- $39,070 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of helpers--production workers?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Physical work:
- Task levelUnexploredNo benchmark in our collection covers this work yet.
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Unexplored territory
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Typical tasks
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- Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
- Mark or tag identification on parts.
- Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
- Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
- Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
- Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
- Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
- Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
- Separate products according to weight, grade, size, or composition of materials used to produce them.
- Pack and store materials and products.
- Wash work areas, machines, equipment, vehicles, or products.
- Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
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