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Packers and Packagers, Hand

Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

A typical work day consists of clocking in and then I either bag purchases for customers, or I bring in carts from the parking lot.

Courtesy Clerk

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Laborers and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Material Moving Workers

Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.

Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.

Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.

Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.

Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.

Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.

Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.

Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.

Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.

Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.

Packers and Packagers, Hand

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What Packers and Packagers, Hand Do

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Packers and Packagers, Hand

Overview

Career

What Packers and Packagers, Hand Do

Other Job Titles Packers and Packagers, Hand May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

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