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O*NET detailed work activityCut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials
Stays humanHands-on work
12 jobs18 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Cut materials, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 18 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
- Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
- Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
- Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
- Cut felt, shingles, or strips of flashing to fit angles formed by walls, vents, or intersecting roof surfaces.
- Cut tile backing to required size, using shears.
- Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
- Cut and bind material.
- Cut stencils and brush or spray lettering or decorations on surfaces.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, knives, and scissors.
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
- Cut and install vinyl composition tile or vinyl base.
- Cut, miter, and glue piping insulation to insulate plumbing pipes and fittings.
- Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors.
- Cut and install insulating or sound-absorbing material.
- Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare.
- Cut tile or linoleum to fit and spread adhesives on flooring for installation.