PRECISION PRODUCTION

Upholstery/Upholsterer.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install springs, filling, padding, covering and finishing on items such as furniture, automobile seats, caskets, mattresses, and bedsprings.

Connected Careers

• Upholsterers

Shoe, Boot and Leather Repair.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair all types of footwear, including replacement and mending of worn parts, repairing orthopedic footwear, refinishing and dyeing leather, and repairing other leather goods such as handbags, belts, and luggage.

Connected Careers

• Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

• Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Leatherworking and Upholstery, Other.

Any instructional program in leatherworking and upholstering not listed above.

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.

Connected Careers

• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Machinists

• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

• Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Machine Shop Technology/Assistant.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business.

Connected Careers

• Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Machinists

• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

• Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

• Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.

Connected Careers

• Sheet Metal Workers

• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

• Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Tool and Die Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate machine tools used in the forming of metal components, as well as the fabrication of special tools, dies, jigs and fixtures used in cutting, working and finishing metal components.

Connected Careers

• Tool and Die Makers

Welding Technology/Welder.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.

Connected Careers

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Ironworking/Ironworker.

A program that prepares individuals to make and install structural, ornamental, and reinforcing metal structures and supports. Includes instruction in drafting, technical mathematics, blueprint interpretation, welding, riveting, beam placement, ornamental design, structural reinforcement, crane operation, safety, and applicable codes and standards.

Connected Careers

• Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools, such as lathes, mills, precision measuring tools, and related attachments and accessories, to perform machining functions, such as cutting, drilling, shaping, and finishing products and component parts. Includes instruction in CNC terminology, setup, programming, operations, and troubleshooting; blueprint reading; machining; lathe and mill operations; technical mathematics; computer literacy; CAD/CAM systems; shop and safety practices; equipment capabilities; and regulations and laws.

Connected Careers

• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Metal Fabricator.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to further process ferrous and/or non-ferrous metal plates or shapes, and to manufacture and/or install products as interpreted through technical drawings. Includes instruction in trade tools, shop equipment, reading and interpreting blueprints, material handling, welding, thermal cutting, metallurgy, template pattern development, plate and structural fabrication, destructive and non-destructive testing, inspection, shipment preparation and fabrication installation.

Connected Careers

• Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Precision Metal Working, Other.

Any instructional program in precision metal work not listed above.

Connected Careers

• Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Woodworking, General.

A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles, and use a variety of hand and power tools.

Connected Careers

• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

• Woodworkers, All Other

Furniture Design and Manufacturing.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to prepare and execute furniture design projects, assemble and finish furniture articles or subassemblies, repair furniture, and use a variety of hand and power tools.

Connected Careers

• Furniture Finishers

• Woodworkers, All Other

Cabinetmaking and Millwork.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to set up, operate and repair industrial woodworking machinery, and to use such machinery to design and fabricate wooden components and complete articles.

Connected Careers

• Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

• Model Makers, Wood

• Patternmakers, Wood

• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

• Woodworkers, All Other

Wooden Boatbuilding Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to construct and repair traditional and modern wooden boats. Includes instruction in budgeting, drafting, fairing, lofting, joinery, planking, spars and rigging, and woodworking.

Connected Careers

• Model Makers, Wood

• Woodworkers, All Other

Woodworking, Other.

Any instructional program in woodworking not listed above.

Connected Careers

• Woodworkers, All Other

Boilermaking/Boilermaker.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and repair steam boiler components. Includes instruction in principles of steam power, material selection, welding, riveting, sealing materials, pressure testing, pipefitting, and applicable codes and standards.

Connected Careers

• Boilermakers

Precision Production, Other.

Any instructional program in precision production not listed above.