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O*NET detailed work activityCollect samples of materials or products for testing
Stays humanHands-on work
18 jobs18 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Collect samples of products or materials, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 17 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
- Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
- Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.
- Draw samples of products and conduct quality control tests to monitor processing and to ensure that standards are met.
- Collect and test water and sewage samples, using test equipment and color analysis standards.
- Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.
- Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
- Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
- Collect and examine product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity.
- Collect product samples by turning bleeder valves, or by lowering containers into tanks to obtain oil samples.
- Collect product samples and prepare them for laboratory analysis or testing.
- Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.
- Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
- Take product samples during or after processing for laboratory analyses.
- Collect oil, water, or electrolyte samples for laboratory analysis.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Draw smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles for analysis, and calculate types and amounts of materials needed to ensure that materials meet specifications.
- Draw samples for laboratory analysis, or test solutions for conformance to specifications, such as acidity or specific gravity.
- Sample and test product characteristics such as specific gravity, acidity, and sugar content, using hydrometers, pH meters, or refractometers.