Job Descriptions

1. Feeds feathers, used to stuff pillows, cushions, and mattresses into hopper of machine that cuts feathers into small pieces and discharges feathers into air duct leading to down separator.

1. Loads feathers, used for stuffing pillows and cushions, into steam-heated drying tank or centrifugal drier to dry feathers after washing. 2. Removes feathers from drier by hand or opens outlet valve.

1. Tends machine that shaves shank, heel seat, forepart, or edges of shoe outsole to reduce thickness and increase flexibility of outsole by any of following methods: Feeds edge of outsole against guide and between rollers that force edge against machine blade. 2. Turns crank to regulate speed of rollers …

1. Instructs farmers and retail grain and feed-store customers in modern and scientific feed and farm management techniques: Discusses feeding problems for fowl, swine, cattle, and other livestock with farmers. 2. Examines poultry or livestock and recommends medication and remedial measures to prevent spread of disease and to maintain healthy …

1. Tends mixing machine that mixes feathers for use in stuffing household goods, such as pillows, and cushions: Weighs specified amounts of various grades of feathers and dumps feathers into mixing machine. 2. Attaches bags to discharge chutes of machine and starts pump which sucks blended feathers into bags. 3. …

1. Tends renovator machine that cleans feathers for reuse in pillows: Cuts pillow along seam and empties feathers into hopper of machine that automatically cleans and sterilizes feathers with ultra violet light or steam and hot air. 2. Clamps new or cleaned pillow tick over discharge spout to refill pillow. …

1. Tends equipment that separates down from feathers and separates feathers according to quality: Dumps sacks of feathers of mixed grade into separator by hand. 2. Turns wheels to adjust height of separator walls. 3. Starts blower system to circulate feathers up and over separator walls, heavier or lower grades …

1. Trims, cuts, bones, straightens, and curls feathers for use in decorations for displays and garments, using handtools, such as knives and scissors: Draws feather between knife and thumb to curl feather or cuts portion from quill, using knife, to make feather soft and wavy or applies steam to make …

1. Draws or paints apparel and accessory illustrations for newspaper or related advertisements: Positions garment, accessory, or model to accentuate desired sales features. 2. Renders drawing of garment or accessory, complementary articles, and background, using various art media and materials. 3. May use models, props, and settings to accentuate subject …

1. Designs men’s, women’s, and childrens clothing and accessories: Analyzes fashion trends and predictions, confers with sales and management executives, compares leather, fabrics, and other apparel materials, and integrates findings with personal interests, tastes, and knowledge of design to create new designs for clothing, shoes, handbags, and other accessories. 2. …

1. Tends nailing, slugging, stapling, or tacking machine that attaches shoe parts, such as heel, insole, and shank to partially assembled shoes: Aligns parts on bed of machine, or positions them under machine head. 2. Depresses pedal that lowers holding device, or holds parts against guide. 3. Depresses pedal or …

1. Tends one or more machines that automatically sew fasteners, such as hooks and eyes, to continuous strips of binding tape. 2. Fills hopper of machine with fasteners. 3. May measure hook and eye spacing, using ruler, and examine tape for defects, such as misplaced stitching or discoloration. 4. May …

1. Performs variety of manual tasks appropriate for grain crop being cultivated and harvested: Cultivates and thins crops, using hoe. 2. Removes undesirable and excess growth, such as tassels, suckers, and weeds, by hand. 3. Carries supplies, such as bags and baling wires, to workers in fields. 4. Clears irrigation …

1. Performs any combination of following tasks to attend livestock, such as cattle, sheep, swine, and goats on farm or ranch: Mixes feed and additives, fills feed troughs with feed, and waters livestock. 2. Herds livestock to pasture for grazing. 3. Examines animals to detect diseases and injuries. 4. Vaccinates …

1. Performs any combinations of following duties concerned with raising poultry for eggs and meat: Removes chicks from shipping cartons and places them in brooder houses. 2. Cleans and fills feeders and water containers. 3. Sprays poultry houses with disinfectants and vaccines. 4. Inspects poultry for diseases and removes weak, …

1. Drives and operates rice-farm machinery to prepare land, till soil, build ditches and levees, and harvest rice crop: Hitches farm implements to tractor, and drives tractor along existing swaths and contours of rice field to plow and level fields and build or shore up ditches and levees of flood-irrigation …

1. Plants, cultivates, and harvests vegetables, working as crewmember: Dumps seed into hopper of planter towed by tractor. 2. Rides on planter and brushes debris from seed spouts that discharge seeds into plowed furrow. 3. Plants roots and bulbs, using hoe or trowel. 4. Covers plants with sheet or caps …