Sewing Machine Operators | Work Source Maine

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Description Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Alternate titles

Appliquer
Apron Operator
Armhole Sewer
Automat Watcher
Automatic Hemmer
Automatic Seamer
Automatic Serging Machine Operator
Automatic Shirring Machine Operator
Automatic Trimming Sewer
Back Facer
Bag Maker
Bag Mender
Band Maker
Bander
Bar Tacker Sewing Machine
Baster
Basting Machine Operator
Bathing Suit Maker
Bead Sewing Worker
Belt Loop Machine Operator

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Belt Maker
Belt Sewer
Binder
Binding Stitcher
Blind Stitch Machine Operator
Blindstitch Hemmer
Blindstitch Lapel Padder
Blindstitch Lining Feller
Blindstitch Machine Operator
Border Machine Operator
Borderer
Bouffant Curtain Machine Tender
Bow Maker
Braider
Braiding Machine Operator
Brim Stitcher
Buckle Sewer
Button Sewer
Button Sewing Machine Operator
Buttonhole and Button Sewing Machine Operator
Buttonhole Facer
Buttonhole Machine Operator
Buttonhole Maker
Buttonholer
Canvas Baster
Cap Maker
Cap Sewer
Carpet Sewer
Carpet Sewing Machine Operator
Casing Sewer
Chainstitch Binder
Chainstitch Elastic Attacher
Chainstitch Felled Seam Operator
Chainstitch Hemmer
Chainstitch Pants Outseamer
Chainstitch Seat Joiner
Chainstitch Sewing Machine Operator
Chainstitch Tunnel Elastic Operator
Chainstitch Zipper Setter
Chenille Machine Operator
Cloth Mender
Coat Feller
Coat Finisher
Coat Joiner
Coat Operator
Collar Baster
Collar Feller
Collar Maker
Collar Runner
Collar Setter
Collar Sewer
Collar Stitcher
Complete Garment Lockstitch Sewing Machine Operator
Complete Garment Overlock Machine Operator
Cone Sewer
Corset Maker
Cover Seamer
Cover Stitch Machine Operator
Covering Machine Operator
Coverstitch Binder
Coverstitch Elastic Attacher
Coverstitch Machine Operator
Crotch Piece Baster
Cuff Maker
Cuff Runner
Cuff Setter
Cuff Stitcher
Cuffer
Cuffing Machine Operator
Curtain Stitcher
Cushion Sewer
Custom T-Shirt Embroidery Machine Operator
Doll Wig Maker
Double Head Machine Operator
Double Needle Operator
Double Needle Stitcher
Drapery Maker
Drapery Operator
Drapery Seamstress
Dress Finisher
Dress Fitter
Dress Operator
Dressmaker
Edge Cutting Machine Operator
Embroiderer
Embroidery Finisher
Embroidery Machine Operator
Embroidery Operator
Embroidery Worker
Facer
Facing Baster
Fagoter
Fancy Needleworker
Fastener Sewing Machine Operator
Felled Seam Operator
Feller Hand
Feller Machine Operator
Feller Seam Operator
Felling Machine Operator
Finisher
Flag Maker
Flap Maker
Flat Bed Operator
Flat Lock Machine Operator
Flat Lock Operator
Flat Locker
Flatlock Sewing Machine Operator
Flosser
Flower Cheniller
Fly Maker
Folder Seamer
Front Edger
Front Facer
Front Maker
Fur Coat Sewer
Fur Finisher
Fur Machine Operator
Fur Operator
Fur Sewer
Garment Finisher
Garment Liner
Garment Mender
Garment Sewing Machine Operator
Gatherer
Glove Cuffer
Glove Machine Operator
Glove Maker
Glove Operator
Glove Sewer
Glove Stitcher
Gore Maker
Gore Seamer
Gusset Edger
Gusset Stitcher
Handbag Finisher
Handbag Stitcher
Handkerchief Maker
Handstitching Machine Armhole Feller
Handstitching Machine Collar Feller
Hat Binder
Hat Liner
Hat Trimmer
Hemmer
Hemming Machine Operator
Hemstitcher
Hemstitching Machine Operator
Hook and Eye Machine Operator
Hose Mender
Hose Seamer
Hosiery Operator
Hosiery Repairer
Industrial Sewer
Industrial Sewing Machine Operator
Interlocking Machine Operator
Jumpbasting Armhole Baster
Jumpbasting Canvas Baster
Jumpbasting Collar Baster
Jumpbasting Facing Baster
Jumpbasting Lining Baster
Jumpbasting Machine Operator
Knotter
Label Maker
Label Sewer
Lace Mender
Lace Sewer
Ladies Suit Operator
Ladies Underwear Operator
Lapel Padder
Lapel Stitcher
Lapeler
Levi Maker
Line Closer
Liner
Lining Baster
Lining Feller
Lining Maker
Lining Setter
Lockstitch Armhole Sew and Trim Operator
Lockstitch Back Maker
Lockstitch Binder
Lockstitch Coat Joiner
Lockstitch Collar Setter
Lockstitch Cup Setter
Lockstitch Front Edge Tape Sewer
Lockstitch Front Maker
Lockstitch Hemmer
Lockstitch Lining Maker
Lockstitch Lining Setter
Lockstitch Machine Operator
Lockstitch Pocket Setter
Lockstitch Shoulder Joiner
Lockstitch Sleeve Maker
Lockstitch Sleeve Setter
Lockstitch Topstitcher
Lockstitch Tunnel Elastic Operator
Lockstitch Waistband Setter
Lockstitch Waistline Joiner
Lockstitch Zipper Setter
Lockstitcher
Loop Sewer
Loop Tacker
Machine Baster
Machine Fancy Stitcher
Machine Feller
Machine Operator
Machine Stitcher
Match Up Person
Mender
Mitten Sewer
Monogram Machine Operator
Monogram Maker
Monogram Operator
Monogram Technician
Multi-Needle Chainstitch Machine Operator
Multi-Needle Machine Operator
Neck Band Maker
Neck Band Operator
Neck Band Setter
Necktie Centralizing Machine Operator
Necktie Maker
Needleworker
Non-Garment Sewing Machine Operator
Nylon Mender
Ornament Stitcher
Overcaster
Overedge Machine Operator
Overedge Sewer
Overedger
Overlock Collar Setter
Overlock Elastic Attacher
Overlock Hemmer
Overlock Operator
Overlock Sewing Machine Operator
Overlock Sleeve Setter
Overlock Waistline Joiner
Overlocker
Overseamer
Padder
Pantograph Watcher
Pants Maker
Paper Bags Sewing Machine Operator
Picked-Edge Sewing Machine Operator
Pillowcase Maker
Pinked Edge Sewing Machine Operator
Pinking Sewing Machine Operator
Piped Pocket Machine Operator
Piper
Plaiter
Plastic Sewer
Pleater
Pocket Closer
Pocket Maker
Pocket Operator
Pocket Setter
Pocket Stitcher
Pockets and Pieces Necktie Operator
Pointer
Power Sewing Machine Operator
Profile Stitching Machine Operator
Prototype Sewer
Purler
Quilt Maker
Quilter
Quilting Machine Operator
Reinforcement Maker
Reinforcer
Rejoiner
Repair Operator
Roll Edge Machine Operator
Rooter Operator
Ruffling Machine Operator
Sack Maker
Sack Repairer
Sack Sewer
Saddle Tree Stitcher
Sample Maker
Seam Feller
Seam Finisher
Seam Sewer
Seamer
Seamstress
Seat Cover Maker
Seat Joiner
Semi-Automatic Sewing Machine Operator
Serger
Serging Machine Operator
Sew On Operator
Sewer
Sewer Operator
Sewing Machine Operator
Sewing Machine Operator Floorperson
Sewing Operator
Sewing Specialist
Sewing Technician
Sewing Trimmer
Shirrer
Shirring Machine Operator
Shirt Bander
Shirt Closer
Shirt Hemmer
Shirt Maker
Shirt Operator
Shirt Sewer
Shoulder Joiner
Skirt Maker
Sleeve Fixer
Sleeve Maker
Sleeve Setter
Sleeve Sewer
Sleever
Slip Cover Operator
Slip Cover Seamstress
Slip Cover Sewer
Smocker
Sock Mender
Special Equipment Sewing Machine Operator
Splicing Machine Operator
Stitch Bonding Machine Operator
Stitch Bonding Machine Tender
Stitcher
Stitcher Operator
Stitching Machine Operator
Strap Maker
Strap Sewer
Stripe Matcher
Suspender Maker
Sweat Band Sewer
Tacker
Tacking Machine Operator
Tape Edge Machine Operator
Tape Operator
Tape Sewer
Taping Machine Operator
Tents Assembler
Textile Bag Sewer
Tie Maker
Toe Closing Machine Tender
Top Collar Baster
Top Collar Maker
Top Stitcher
Towel Hemmer
Truss Maker
Tucker
Tucking Machine Operator
Two Needle Machine Operator
Ultrasonic Seaming Machine Operator
Under Baster
Undercollar Maker
Underliner
Underwear Finisher
Underwear Hemmer
Underwear Trimmer
Underwear Welter
Uniform Maker
Upholstery Sewer
Utility Operator
Vest Backer
Vest Baster
Vest Finisher
Waist Fitter
Waistband Setter
Waistline Joiner
Welt Maker
Welt Sewer
Welt Stitcher
Welter
Window Shade Ring Sewer
Yoke Setter
Yoker
Yoker Machine Operator
Zigzag Appliquer
Zigzag Elastic Attacher
Zigzag Machine Operator
Zigzag Stitcher
Zigzag Topstitcher
Zigzag Tunnel Elastic Operator
Zigzagger
Zipper Machine Operator
Zipper Setter
Zipper Sewer
Zipper Sewing Machine Operator

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Salaire horaire moyen $17.93 - $22.08 ($37,300 - $45,920 annually)*

Nombre total annuel d'ouvertures73

Nombre total d'employés763

A day in the life

Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

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Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Performing General Physical Activities: Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment: Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Monitoring and Controlling Resources: Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment: Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Selling or Influencing Others: Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Staffing Organizational Units: Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Attention to Detail: Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Dependability: Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Integrity: Job requires being honest and ethical.

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Self-Control: Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Cooperation: Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Independence: Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
Stress Tolerance: Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Persistence: Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
Achievement/Effort: Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Adaptability/Flexibility: Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Concern for Others: Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Initiative: Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Innovation: Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Social Orientation: Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Analytical Thinking: Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
Leadership: Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Support: Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Relationships: Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Independence: Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

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Working Conditions: Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
Achievement: Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Recognition: Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Realistic: Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
Conventional: Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
Artistic: Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

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Investigative: Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
Social: Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
Enterprising: Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions.
Position items under needles, using marks on machines, clamps, templates, or cloth as guides.
Place spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, insert bobbins, and thread ends through machine guides and components.

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Match cloth pieces in correct sequences prior to sewing them, and verify that dye lots and patterns match.
Guide garments or garment parts under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
Start and operate or tend machines, such as single or double needle serging and flat-bed felling machines, to automatically join, reinforce, or decorate material or articles.
Record quantities of materials processed.
Select supplies such as fasteners and thread, according to job requirements.
Mount attachments, such as needles, cutting blades, or pattern plates, and adjust machine guides according to specifications.
Cut excess material or thread from finished products.
Fold or stretch edges or lengths of items while sewing to facilitate forming specified sections.
Perform equipment maintenance tasks such as replacing needles, sanding rough areas of needles, or cleaning and oiling sewing machines.
Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using rulers.
Turn knobs, screws, and dials to adjust settings of machines, according to garment styles and equipment performance.
Repair or alter items by adding replacement parts or missing stitches.
Remove holding devices and finished items from machines.
Attach tape, trim, appliques, or elastic to specified garments or garment parts, according to item specifications.
Inspect garments, and examine repair tags and markings on garments to locate defects or damage, and mark errors as necessary.
Cut materials according to specifications, using blades, scissors, or electric knives.
Position and mark patterns on materials to prepare for sewing.
Position material or articles in clamps, templates, or hoop frames prior to automatic operation of machines.
Perform specialized or automatic sewing machine functions, such as buttonhole making or tacking.
Attach buttons, hooks, zippers, fasteners, or other accessories to fabric, using feeding hoppers or clamp holders.
Baste edges of material to align and temporarily secure parts for final assembly.
Tape or twist together thread or cord to repair breaks.
Draw markings or pin appliques on fabric to obtain variations in design.

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

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Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Customer and Personal Service: 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.
Public Safety and Security: 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.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
Chemistry: 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.
Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
History and Archeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

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Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Rate Control: The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Wrist-Finger Speed: The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Response Orientation: The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
Hearing Sensitivity: The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Time Sharing: The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Gross Body Coordination: The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
Gross Body Equilibrium: The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
Memorization: The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Speed of Limb Movement: The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.
Explosive Strength: The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
Dynamic Flexibility: The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Spatial Orientation: The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
Night Vision: The ability to see under low-light conditions.
Peripheral Vision: The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.
Glare Sensitivity: The ability to see objects in the presence of a glare or bright lighting.
Sound Localization: The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Active Listening: 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.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Management of Financial Resources: Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Management of Material Resources: Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Equipment Selection: Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
Technology Design: Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Education & Training

Education No formal educational credential

Licensing Some professions require a specific license to work in Maine. For information on any licensing requirements for this and other occupations, visit the Maine Office of Professional and Financial Regulation.

Training Short-term on-the-job training