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Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: Set up, operate,
or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper,
cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes. Most
have a high school diploma or GED
Potters, Manufacturing: Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's
wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.
Most have a high school diploma or GED
Pourers and Casters, Metal: Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of
molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots. Most have a high school diploma or GED
Power Distributors and Dispatchers: Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
Most have an associate's or 2-year degree
Precious Metal Workers: Cast, anneal, solder, hammer, or shape gold, silver, pewter or other metals to
form jewelry or other metal items such as goblets or candlesticks. Most have a high school diploma or
GED
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks: Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and
materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties
include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; confer