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O*NET detailed work activityPrepare materials for processing
Stays humanHands-on work
8 jobs10 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 Prepare industrial materials for processing or use, 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, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.
- Prepare raw materials for processing.
- Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
- Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.
- Cool or warm glass in the event of temperature extremes.
- Break up defective products for reprocessing.
- Modify properties of metal alloys, using thermal and mechanical treatments.
- Mix, pour, or use processing chemicals or gases according to safety standards or established operating procedures.