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Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Currently Employed: 106

Yearly Projected Openings: 0

Typical Hourly Wage: $9.46 - $15.75

Typical Annual Salary: $19,700 - $32,800

• Record information such as the number of products tested, meter readings, and dates and times of product production.
• Start machines or equipment in order to begin production processes.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
• Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
• Separate products according to weight, grade, size, and composition of materials used to produce them.
• Turn valves to regulate flow of liquids or air, to reverse machines, to start pumps, or to regulate equipment.
• Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
• Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
• Remove products, machine attachments, and waste material from machines.

• Hand trucks or accessories
• Hoists
• Jacks
• Screwdrivers
• Skid steer loaders

• Data base user interface and query software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word processing software