Specific Vocational Preparation Level 8 Examples

8:1 Conducts experiments on substances to develop and improve materials and products and to discover scientific facts. Combines organic compounds to make new substances or to duplicate substances found in nature. Carries out and participates in experiments designed to develop and improve, by chemical means, color, texture and strength, and lasting qualities of paint, rubber, wood, dye, petroleum, and other organic compounds and by-products. Develops new uses for chemical by-products and devises new procedures for preparing organic compounds.

8:2 Directs, coordinates, and participates in motion picture art work production concerned with design of sets, scenic effects, and costumes. Plans costuming of cast. Refers to technical literature to ensure that scenes and costumes depict accurate representation of given period or location. Coordinates efforts of departments to achieve harmonious color effects in production of color films.

8:3 Manages farm concerned with raising, harvesting, packing, and marketing farm products for corporations, cooperatives, and other owners. Analyzes market conditions to determine acreage allocations. Negotiates with bank officials to obtain credit from bank. Purchases farm machinery and equipment. Prepares financial and other management reports. Confers with purchasers and determines when and under what conditions to sell products.

8:4 Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks engaged in the preparation of desserts, pastries, confections, and ice cream. Plans production for pastry department according to menu or special requirements. Supplies recipes for and suggests methods and procedures to pastry workers. Fashions table and pastry decorations, such as statuaries and ornaments, from sugar paste and icings.

8:5 Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operation of blast furnace to produce molten pig iron. Directs workers in charging furnace with specified amounts of raw materials, such as iron ore, coke, and limestone. Observes color of molten metal through tuyeres or reads pyrometer and orders changes in furnace temperature and pressure. Estimates amounts of ferro-silicon, manganese, and phosphorous to add to molten metal to obtain specified type of pig iron.

8:6 Inspects, tests, and adjusts new and reworked tools, dies, gauges, jigs, and fixtures for conformance to specifications, such as dimensions, tolerances, and hardness. Computes angles, radii, and other dimensions, using algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Lays out center lines and reference points on parts. Measures angular dimensions, radii contours, clearances, thread lead, and other specifications, using precision measuring instruments.

8:7 Constructs and repairs dental appliances according to dentist's prescription. Fabricates full and partial dentures, using wax and plaster models, surveyors, tooth-color scales, articulators, and electric grinders and polishers. Constructs crowns, inlays, and wire frames by forming gold and platinum wire or by casting in mold in centrifugal casting furnace. Constructs porcelain teeth from impression, using powdered porcelain and water, electric furnaces, grinding wheels, and tooth-color scales.

8:8 Repairs and maintains electrical equipment in generating station or powerhouse. Tests defective equipment to determine cause of malfunction or failure, using voltmeters, ammeters, and related electrical testing apparatus. Repairs and replaces equipment, such as relays, switches, supervisory controls, and indicating and recording instruments. Tests and repairs switchboard and equipment circuitry, interpreting wiring diagrams to trace and connect numerous wires carrying current for independent functions.

8:9 Prepares flight schedules for airline. Reviews schedules and travel loads and determines need for schedule revision. Prepares advance schedules in accordance with known and estimated passenger travel patterns between designated points and availability of equipment. Studies company and interline schedules to coordinate flights and devise schedule patterns. Prepares request for route use, as directed by Schedule Committee, and assembles supporting material based on analysis of passenger loads and travel patterns.

8:10 Manages industrial organization. Determines and executes administrative policies through subordinate managers. Coordinates activities of departments, such as production, distribution, engineering, maintenance, personnel, and selling. Plans and directs marketing of product to develop new markets and maintain sales volume and competitive position in industry.