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Career Details :: Precision Devices Inspectors and Testers
Description
Verify accuracy of and adjust precision devices, such as meters and gauges, testing instruments, and clock and watch mechanisms, to ensure operation of device is in accordance with design specifications.
Experience
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
Tasks
- Computes and/or calculates data and other information.
- Inspects materials, products, and work in progress for conformance to specifications, and adjusts process or assembly equipment to meet standards.
- Discards or rejects products, materials, and equipment not meeting specifications.
- Cleans and maintains test equipment and instruments and certifies that precision instruments meet standards.
- Tests and measures finished products, components, or assemblies for functioning, operation, accuracy, or assembly to verify adherence to functional specifications.
- Confers with vendors and others regarding inspection results and recommends corrective procedures.
- Estimates operational data to meet acceptable standards.
- Fabricates, installs, positions, or connects components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes.
- Analyzes and interprets blueprints, sample data, and other materials to determine, change, or measure specifications or inspection and testing procedures.
- Operates or tends machinery and equipment and uses hand tools.
- Reads dials and meters to verify functioning of equipment according to specifications.
- Disassembles defective parts and components.
- Marks items for acceptance or rejection, records test results and inspection data, and compares findings with specifications to ensure conformance to standards.
- Completes necessary procedures to satisfy licensing requirements.
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- Mechanical Inspectors
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- Precision Lens Grinders and Polishers
- Precision Printing Workers
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Evaluating Information Against Standards
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Updating & Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Consequence of Error
- Degree of Automation
- Indoors
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