Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Core tasks

1. 01Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.
2. 02Inspect, feel, and measure workpieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications.
3. 03Study blueprints or layouts of metal workpieces to determine grinding procedures, and to plan machine setups and operational sequences.
4. 04Select and mount grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.
5. 05Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.
6. 06Turn valves to direct flow of coolant against cutting wheels and workpieces during grinding.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

• Repeating same tasks2.79
• Degree of automation2.16
• Time sitting1.51
• Originality (ability)2.38
• Conflict situations2.45
• Hands-on objects/tools4.92
• Outdoors / weather1.91
• Disease exposure1.00
• Decision freedom3.77

Top abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness4.00
• Manual Dexterity3.88
• Finger Dexterity3.88
• Control Precision3.88
• Near Vision3.75
• Visualization3.38
• Selective Attention3.38
• Problem Sensitivity3.38

Essential skills

• Reading Comprehension2.88
• Active Listening2.75
• Writing2.50
• Speaking2.50
• Mathematics2.75
• Science1.12
• Critical Thinking3.25
• Active Learning2.75
• Learning Strategies2.50
• Monitoring3.00