Job Descriptions

Butler, Second Job

1. Performs variety of manual duties in large household, working under supervision of BUTLER: Serves food and drink during meals, cleans and polishes silver, waxes floors, washes windows and performs other duties in dining room, living room, and other downstairs rooms. 2. May answer telephone or doorbell and announce guests. …





Butcher, Meat Job

1. Cuts, trims, bones, ties, and grinds meats, using butcher’s cutlery and powered equipment, such as electric grinder and bandsaw, to portion and prepare meat in cooking form: Cuts, trims, and bones carcass sections or prime cuts, using knives, meat saw, cleaver, and bandsaw, to reduce to cooking cuts, such …

Butcher, Fish Job

1. Butchers eviscerated frozen, fresh, and salted fish for marketing or further processing: Dumps containers of fish into fresh water tank for cleaning. 2. Places cleaned fish on table or bench. 3. Trims off fins and tails, removes skin, and cuts fish into pieces of specified size, using knife or …

Butcher, Chicken And Fish Job

1. Butchers and cleans fowl, fish, and shellfish preparatory to cooking: Cleans and prepares fowl, fish, and shellfish, using knife and fork. 2. Discards inedible parts. 3. Cuts up fowl, using knife and cleaver or bandsaw. 4. Bones game fowl and fish, using boning knife. 5. Reshapes boned fowl into …

Butcher, All-Round Job

1. Performs slaughtering and butchering tasks in small slaughtering and meat packing establishment, using cutting tools, such as cleaver, knife, and saw: Stuns animals prior to slaughtering.

Bus Inspector Job

1. Examines and adjusts or repairs engines, chassis, electrical systems, and interior furnishings of buses: Starts engine and listens for indications of malfunctions. 2. Tests engine components, such as carburetors, distributors, radiators, and fuel pumps, to determine causes of malfunctions, using timers, gauges, and other testing devices. 3. Inspects chassis …

Bus Driver Job

1. Drives bus to transport passengers over specified routes to local or distant points according to time schedule: Assists passengers with baggage and collects tickets or cash fares. 2. Regulates heating, lighting, and ventilating systems for passenger comfort. 3. Complies with local traffic regulations. 4. Reports delays or accidents. 5. …

Bus Dispatcher, Interstate Job

1. Dispatches interstate or long-distance buses according to schedule and oversees BUS DRIVERS and BUS ATTENDANTS while they are at terminal: Issues orders for station departure of buses at specified hours, according to schedule. 2. Arranges for extra buses and drivers in case of accidents or heavy traffic. 3. Announces …

Bus Attendant Job

1. Renders variety of personal services to bus passengers to make their trip pleasant: Welcomes passengers boarding bus. 2. Adjusts seating arrangement to accommodate passengers when requested. 3. Answers questions about bus schedules, travel routes, and bus services. 4. Points out places of interest. 5. Distributes magazines, newspapers, pillows and …

Bursar Job

1. Directs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in keeping complete books of tuition fees and other receipts for educational institution. 2. Periodically reports receipts to board of trustees or other body ultimately responsible for financial condition of institution.

Burrer Job

1. Removes burrs from rims, edges, and recesses of watch parts, such as pillar plates and barrel bridges, using burring tool. 2. Inspects parts to ensure removal of burrs, using loupe.

Burr Grinder Job

1. Feeds molded lens blanks into automatic burr-grinding machine that removes burrs and sprues, smooths edges, and ejects blanks from machine. 2. Catches blanks ejected from machine and stacks them in trays prior to grinding and polishing. 3. May perform particular phase of operation, such as feeding blanks into machine …

Burn-Out Tender, Lace Job

1. Tends machine that burns out connecting threads in knitted lace to separate lace into individual bands: Loads beams of lace onto rack. 2. Pushes rack into machine chamber and bolts door, using wrench. 3. Turns valve to transfer acid solution from still to machine. 4. Presses button to start …

Bullet-Lubricant Mixer Job

1. Tends steam-heated kettle that melts wax and other ingredients to make compound for lubricating lead bullets: Weighs specified amounts of ingredients and loads them into kettle. 2. Turns valve to regulate heat and stirs mixture with wooden paddle. 3. Drains melted compound from kettle into molds. 4. Empties cooled …

Bulldozer Operator I Job

1. Operates tractor equipped with concave blade attached across front to gouge out, level, and distribute earth and to push trees and rocks from land preparatory to constructing roads and buildings or planting crops, or in mining, quarrying, and lumbering operations: Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge-pin hitches. …

Bulk-Plant Operator Job

1. Controls equipment in bulk sugar plant to load and unload sugar and to blend sugar syrups according to formula: Signals drivers or engineers by hand to give directions in positioning trucks and railroad cars for unloading. 2. Positions conveyors and attaches unloading hoses and pipes to truck and railroad …

Bulker, Cut Tobacco Job

1. Tends chutes and raking machine to feed and spread tobacco evenly into bulks: Opens chute to direct flow of tobacco into bulks and starts rake. 2. Adjusts angle of rake to spread tobacco evenly in bulks.

Building-Equipment Inspector Job

1. Examines steam-heat systems and records steam-meter readings at regular intervals to verify accuracy of meter registration and to ensure economical service to customers of steam utility company: Examines steam-distribution equipment, such as meters, steam traps, safety valves, and pipes, for loose connections or other defects and makes minor repairs …

Buffing-Machine Tender Job

1. Tends automatic buffing machine that buffs parts, such as automobile hardware or trim: Loads parts on holding fixture of revolving table that is preset for regular indexing and starts machine. 2. Removes buffed parts and examines them for surface defects. 3. Places buffed parts into shallow tray and covers …

Buffing-Machine Operator, Silverware Job

1. Sets up and operates battery of machines that automatically buff shells for silver-plated hollowware, such as bowls, tea sets, vegetable dishes, and gravy boats, to remove scratches and pressmarks and impart smooth finish for subsequent plating: Selects buffing wheel of size and shape to match workpiece and bolts it …

Buffing-Line Set-Up Worker Job

1. Sets up buffing line to buff metal parts, such as automobile trim or hardware, to specified finish, following work order and using knowledge of metals, abrasives, and finishing techniques: Reads work order to determine part to be buffed. 2. Selects holding fixtures and bolts them to drive mechanism. 3. …

Buffing-And-Polishing-Wheel Repairer Job

1. Repairs cloth buffing and polishing wheels, using handtools, standard charts, tracing lathe, and arbor press: Clamps worn wheel in steam cleaning machine to remove abrasives and bonding materials. 2. Dismantles cleaned wheels, using handtools, and salvages cloth inserts depending upon size and condition. 3. Assembles buffing and polishing wheels …

Buffer, Machine Job

1. Tends machine that buffs hides to specified finish: Turns setscrews to regulate distance between rollers, according to thickness of hide. 2. Inserts hide between rollers and starts machine. 3. Holds half of hide while rollers buff surface of other half. 4. Repeats buffing operation on unbuffed portion of hide. …

Buffer Job

1. Polishes parts of assembled smoking pipes: Secures buffing wheel on machine arbor, using wrench. 2. Dips part into polishing compound or applies compound with fingers. 3. Starts machine and guides part against rotating wheel, varying pressure to impart luster and seal pores of briar. 4. May be designated according …

Budder Job

1. Buds field-grown rose plants with hybrid buds during rose-growing season: Crouches over rows of rose plants to reach plant rootstock. 2. Cuts T-shaped incision on rootstock and opens incision, using budding knife. 3. Slices hybrid bud from scion wood and inserts bud into incision. 4. Observes tying of buds …