Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders

realistic interests product chemical reactions production equipment production control ingredient safety procedures

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What they do:
Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.
On the job, you would:
  • Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.
  • Patrol work areas to detect leaks or equipment malfunctions or to monitor operating conditions.
  • Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.

Knowledge

Math and Science

  • chemistry
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

  • manufacture and distribution of products

Engineering and Technology

  • mechanical

Skills

Basic Skills

  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written

Controlled Movement

  • quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
  • change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving

Hand and Finger Use

  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady

Visual Understanding

  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Stress Tolerance
  • Cautiousness
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Self-Control

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software

  • IBM Notes
  • Microsoft Outlook

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

Education

high school diploma/GED or
associate's degree or other 2-year degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Salary:

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