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O*NET detailed work activityCut materials according to specifications or needs
Stays humanHands-on work
18 jobs25 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, 25 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Cut new or duplicate keys, using key cutting machines.
- Cut door stops or angle irons to fit openings.
- Trim trees that could be hazardous to the functioning of cables or wires.
- Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing.
- Cut flat safety glass according to specified patterns or perform precision pattern making and glass cutting to custom fit replacement windows.
- Cut openings in vehicle bodies for the installation of customized windows, using templates and power shears or chisels.
- Hold cut or uneven edges of glass against automated abrasive belts to shape or smooth edges.
- Regrind drill points, and advance drill cutting points according to specifications for channel depths and shapes.
- Trim and shape replacement body sections to specified sizes and fits and secure sections in place, using adhesives, hand tools, and power tools.
- Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.
- Measure, cut, and thread pipe, and connect it to feeder lines and equipment or appliances, using rules and hand tools.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Remove upholstery, accessories, electrical window-and-seat-operating equipment, and trim to gain access to vehicle bodies and fenders.
- Open and close doors, windows, or drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, as necessary.
- Cut and tape plastic separating film to outside repair areas to avoid damaging surrounding surfaces during repair procedure and remove tape and wash surfaces after repairs are complete.
- Fit garments on clients, altering as needed.
- Measure, cut, thread, or bend pipe or tubing, using pipe fitter's tools.
- Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, or assemble new equipment.
- Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
- Measure, cut, and install frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.
- Open and close doors, windows, and drawers to test their operation, trimming edges to fit, using jackplanes or drawknives.
- Split gems along pre-marked lines to remove imperfections, using blades and jewelers' hammers.
- Cut and form insulation, and insert insulation into armature, rotor, or stator slots.
- Measure and mark vinyl material and cut material to size for roof installation, using rules, straightedges, and hand shears.
- Measure dimensions of bundles, using rulers, and cut battens to required sizes, using power saws.
- Lap girdles on rough diamonds, using diamond girdling lathes.