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O*NET detailed work activityOperate chemical processing or water treatment systems or equipment
Stays humanHands-on work
3 jobs7 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 Operate industrial processing or production equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Controlling Machines and Processes. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 7 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Move control settings to make necessary adjustments on equipment units affecting speeds of chemical reactions, quality, or yields.
- Control or operate chemical processes or systems of machines, using panelboards, control boards, or semi-automatic equipment.
- Operate and adjust controls on equipment to purify and clarify water, process or dispose of sewage, and generate power.
- Add chemicals, such as ammonia, chlorine, or lime, to disinfect and deodorize water and other liquids.
- Control or operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products.
- Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations, as directed by supervisory personnel.