- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who operates computer-aided design (CAD) system and peripheral equipment to resize or modify integrated circuit designs (artwork) and to generate computer tape of artwork for use in producing mask plates used in manufacturing integrated circuits. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews work order and procedural manuals to determine critical dimensions of design.
* Calculates figures to convert design dimensions to resizing dimensions specified for subsequent production processes, using conversion chart and calculator.
* Locates file relating to specified design projection data base library and loads program into computer.
* Enters specified commands into computer, using keyboard, to retrieve design information from file and display design on CAD equipment display screen.
* Types commands on keyboard to enter resizing specifications into computer.
* Confers with engineering and design staff to determine design modifications and enters editing information into computer.
* Keys in specified information, using keyboard connected to on-line or off-line peripheral equipment (plotter), to produce graphic representation (hard copy) of design for review and approval by engineering and design staff.
* Enters specified information into computer, using keyboard, to generate computer tape of approved design.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs cemetery program and coordinates, through subordinate personnel, activities of workers engaged in providing burial services and maintaining cemetery grounds. Responsibilities include:
* Formulates and administers cemetery policy and services under authority of governing board.
* Analyzes and coordinates budget estimates and regulates expenditures to administer budget.
* Periodically observes monuments to determine needs for repair or replacement.
* Oversees hiring and firing of applicants and workers.
* Directs activities of clerical staff and other workers engaged in burial services, landscaping, or maintenance of cemetery grounds.
* Directs subordinates to arrange details, such as site of burial, digging of grave or opening of crypt, and placement of equipment and protective covering, with director, funeral or other official for burial services.
* Directs subordinates to carry out burial arrangements.
* May participate in layout, planning and preparing paperwork on construction projects.
* May confer with suppliers, architects, contractors, paving company officials, and plumbers to plan and oversee major projects.
* May supervise sales staff or sell burial lots to patrons.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who draws plans for installation of heating, air-conditioning, and ventilating equipment, performing duties of drafter master title.
* May calculate heat loss and heat gain for buildings for use in determining equipment specifications, using calculator and following standardized procedures.
* May specialize in drawing plans for installation of refrigeration equipment only and be designated Drafter, Refrigeration.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who compiles duty rosters of flight crews and maintains records of crewmembers' flying time for scheduled airline flights. Responsibilities include:
* Prepares flight register which crewmembers sign to indicate their preference and availability for flights and time they wish to be called prior to each flight.
* Types names of crewmembers onto flight schedule in order of seniority to indicate flights to which crewmembers are assigned.
* Posts names of extra crewmembers in order of seniority on reserve list.
* Selects replacements from reserve list and notifies replacement when needed.
* Computes and logs cumulative flight time for crewmembers and removes crewmember's name from flight schedule when flying time limit as prescribed by Federal Aviation Administration has been reached.
* Schedules vacations as requested by crewmembers.
* May notify crewmembers of assignments, using telephone.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates activities of professional or trade association in accordance with established policies to further achievement of goals, objectives, and standards of profession or association. Responsibilities include:
* Directs research surveys, compilation, and analysis of factors, such as average income, benefits, standards, and common problems of profession, for presentation to association committees for action.
* Confers with officers to ensure that membership roster is current and complete and that members receive equal treatment regarding services and information provided by Board.
* Directs or participates in preparation of educational and informative materials for presentation to membership or public in newsletters, magazines, news releases, or on radio or television.
* Provides information and technical assistance to members, clients of members, or public, relating to business operations.
* Represents association in negotiations with representatives of government, business, labor, and other organizations, and holds news conferences, delivers speeches, and appears before legislative bodies to present association's viewpoints and encourage acceptance of goals and objectives.
* Oversees finances of Board of Directors, including preparation of long range forecast and monthly and annual budget reports.
* Plans, develops, and implements new programs and ideas, and confers with committee leaders to evaluate services and recommend methods to promote and increase membership involvement.
* Directs and coordinates association functions, such as conventions, exhibits, or local or regional workshops, to present membership with committee proposals on goals or objectives, familiarize membership or public with new technology or products, and increase public acceptance of membership objectives.
* Prepares and updates procedural manual.
* May conduct investigations on members' professional ethics, competence, or conduct, or financial responsibility of members to enforce quasi-legal standards of membership.
* May visit members' businesses to maintain goodwill, to encourage greater participation in organization activities, and to offer assistance to businesses experiencing reverses.
* May be designated according to area of responsibility or activity directed as Director Of Publications; Executive Secretary; Membership Secretary; Representative, Government Relations; Research Director.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who pilots company-owned aircraft to transport company officials or customers, and makes preflight and inflight tests to ensure safety of flight. Responsibilities include:
* Files flight plan with airport officials.
* Obtains weather data and interprets data based on flight plan.
* Operates radio equipment aboard airplane.
* May maintain and repair aircraft according to limitations set by A&E license.
* May represent company on executive level when dealing with business associates, officials, and customers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who keeps records of selection and assignment of personnel in office that recruits workers from civil service register. Responsibilities include:
* Mails announcements of examinations and blank application forms in response to requests.
* Performs reception duties and answers questions about examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
* Issues application forms to applicants at counter.
* Reviews applications for completeness, accuracy, and eligibility requirements.
* Files application forms, test papers, and records.
* Reviews examination ratings and places names of eligibles on register.
* Refers names from register to agency head and notifies eligible applicants of appointment.
* Posts results of interviews on file cards.
* Requests references from present or past employers concerning applicants.
* Types reports and forms.
* May keep records, such as group life insurance and retirement payments.
* May administer civil service examinations to applicants.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who formulates merchandising policies and coordinates merchandising activities in wholesale or retail establishment. Responsibilities include:
* Determines mark-up and mark-down percentages necessary to ensure profit, based on estimated budget, profit goals, and average rate of stock turnover.
* Determines amount of merchandise to be stocked and directs buyers in purchase of supplies for resale.
* Consults with other personnel to plan sales promotion programs.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assigns and dispatches sleeping cars to railroad company requesting cars. Responsibilities include:
* Keeps record of car movement and where assigned, using train schedules and movement charts.
* Assigns conductors, pullman to trains for trips and notifies them of assignments.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining central records files. Responsibilities include:
* Directs and assists workers in storing, retrieving, checking, correcting, and copying paper documents, microfilm, or other company records.
* Directs workers in searching files to retrieve lost or missing records, utilizing knowledge of frequent filing errors.
* Routes erroneously removed files to workers for refiling.
* Directs and assists workers in periodic disposal of obsolete files, following company policy and legal requirements.
* Conducts and coordinates studies of files and filing system as directed by management.
* May recommend changes in work procedures to improve filing-system efficiency.
* May supervise workers engaged in microfilming records.
* Performs duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
