1. Studies biology, ecology, etiology, bacteriology, virology, and immunology of micro-organisms causing diseases in animals: Prepares laboratory cultures of micro-organisms taken from body fluids and tissues of diseased animals and identifies them by microscopic examination and bacteriological tests. 2. Tests virulence of pathogenic organisms by observing effects of inoculations on …
1. Studies animal parasites that attack domestic animals and poultry: Conducts research to determine control and preventive measures, utilizing chemicals, heat, electricity, and other methods. 2. Required to hold degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
1. Entertains audience by projecting voice so that it appears to come from dummy or puppet: Changes position of dummy or puppet during performance to give illusion of life. 2. May construct puppet or dummy. 3. May write script for show.
1. Diagnoses, and treats diseases and injuries of pets, such as dogs and cats, and farm animals, such as cattle or sheep: Examines animal to determine nature of disease or injury and treats animal surgically or medically. 2. Tests dairy herds, horses, sheep, and other animals for diseases and inoculates …
1. Examines, diagnoses, and treats diseases of laboratory animals to ensure health of animals used in scientific research and to comply with regulations governing their humane and ethical treatment: Examines animals to detect indications of disease or injury, and treats animals when indications are found, to prevent spread of disease …
1. Advises individual poultry raisers on poultry problems: Gathers from owner information on care, condition, performance, and action of birds. 2. Inspects flocks, pens, and housing. 3. Diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment. 4. Culls undesirable birds from flock. 5. Suggests feed changes to increase egg production or growth of fowls.
1. Assembles aluminum, plastic, and nylon parts to form venetian blinds, using handtools and power tools: Installs cord lock, cord drum cradle, worm gear, and braces in position within head portion of venetian blind, using pedal-operated riveter or press and handtools. 2. Attaches tapes and cords. 3. Places required number …
1. Cleans and repairs venetian blinds, using handtools: Dusts and washes blinds, using cloth, vacuum, brush, water and detergent. 2. Hangs blinds on rack to dry. 3. Examines blinds to detect defective or worn parts, such as cord, tape, or slats, and replaces parts, using handtools. 4. May install blinds. …
1. Installs venetian blinds in customer’s home or business establishment: Measures and marks location for hanging brackets, using rule and pencil. 2. Drills bracket holes in cement, plaster, or wood and installs brackets, using hand or electric drill and screwdriver. 3. Secures blinds in brackets and pulls lowering, raising and …
1. Tends ventilating and heating equipment, such as fans, vacuum pumps, air compressors, vents and ducts, and lubrication-oil coolers used in buildings or industrial processes: Adjusts valves to regulate temperature of lubrication oil and flow of water through system. 2. Moves controls to regulate speed of fans and to adjust …
1. Fastens human hair to foundation material to make wigs: Arranges specified strands of hair between cards equipped with rows of wire teeth. 2. Pulls several strands through teeth of card, cuts ends even, and forms loops in ends. 3. Hooks strands in holes of foundation with ventilating needle and …
1. Operates machine to slice flitches into veneer strips: Adjusts gears of mechanism that automatically advances flitch specified distance for each slice, using wrench. 2. Places flitch with selected grain pattern side toward knife in machine clamps and tightens clamps, using wrench. 3. Starts machine, verifies thickness of veneer with …
1. Inspects veneer stock, used in making slat baskets and wirebound boxes, and removes defective stock containing splits, knots, or other surface flaws. 2. Sorts and stacks material on table or in bins according to size and intended use. 3. May distribute stock to assembly workers.
1. Stacks veneer sheets alternately with glued crossbands to assemble plywood panels for bonding, working as member of team: Positions layup board on conveyor against backstop and inserts poles in socket at end to form jig. 2. Places back sheets on layup board to start assembly of individual panels. 3. …
1. Off bears veneer taping machine: Lifts taped face veneer sheets from discharge bed of veneer taping machine and stacks sheets on storage cart. 2. Hands veneer sheets that are not taped according to specifications to VENEER TAPER for retaping. 3. Pushes loaded cart from machine to specified processing area.
1. Staples successive layers of veneer lamina strips over boat frames preparatory to bonding to build up small hulls: Positions mucilage-faced strips over frames, laying each strip at an angle to lower one and securing strips with hand-stapling machine. 2. Cuts off excess lengths of wood. 3. Inspects hull visually …
1. Tends machine that joins sheets of veneer with gummed-paper tape: Places pieces of matched veneer or veneer strips edge to edge between machine rollers. 2. Lowers feed rollers that draw veneer through machine and apply moistened tape. 3. Raises feed roller when taping is complete. 4. Replaces reels of …
1. Assists VENEER CLIPPER in cutting veneer sheets to specified size and cutting out defective portions, performing any combination of following duties: Loads dried veneer sheets on conveyor belt that carries sheets to clipping machine. 2. Positions veneer sheets under clipping blade, following guide marks, to align sheets for clipping …
1. Feeds freshly cut veneer sheets into drier that dries veneer: Pushes handtruck of veneer into position at loading end of drier. 2. Lifts sheets from top of stack and slides them onto conveyor that conveys sheets into and through drier, using care not to damage edges. 3. May press …
1. Turns stack of veneer sheets discharged from veneer-jointing machine and feeds sheets into return channel of machine. 2. Performs duties as described under HELPER Master Title.
1. Off bears jointer machine that smooths, squares, and applies glue to edges of veneer sheets preparatory to splicing: Off bears veneer sheets from discharge end of machine and stacks sheets on worktable. 2. Examines edges of veneer sheets for gluing and stacks sheets requiring more glue onto pallet to …
1. Sets up and operates rotary lathe to cut veneer from logs: Selects and installs knives and adjusts gears of knife-feeding mechanism according to specified thickness of veneer to be cut, using handtools. 2. Signals LATHE SPOTTER to position log between chucks of lathe and pushes lever or button to …
1. Tends machine that cuts defects from veneer sheets and repairs defects by inserting patches in cutout areas: Fills feed chute of machine with veneer patch stock and starts machine. 2. Slides and positions veneer sheet on machine table so that defects, such as knots, holes, and pitch pockets are …
1. Stocks machines and assists customers in facility where food is dispensed from coin-operated machines: Places food or drink items on shelves of vending machines and changes shelf labels as required to indicate selections. 2. Makes change for customers and answers questions regarding selections. 3. Adjusts temperature gauges to maintain …
1. Sells refreshments, programs, novelties, or cushions at sports events, parades, or other entertainments: Circulates among patrons or spectators, calling out items for sale. 2. Hands, passes, or throws item to purchaser, receives payment, and makes change as required. 3. Checks out items to replenish stock and turns in monies …
