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O*NET detailed work activityMeasure materials or objects for installation or assembly
Stays humanHands-on work
19 jobs23 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 Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 23 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, knives, and scissors.
- Measure designated amounts of ingredients for terrazzo or grout, according to standard formulas and specifications, using graduated containers and scales, and load ingredients into portable mixer.
- Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
- Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
- Measure, cut, thread and assemble new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
- Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- Measure and mark surfaces to lay out work, according to blueprints or drawings, using tape measures, straightedges or squares, and marking devices.
- Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered to determine work procedures.
- Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.
- Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
- Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.
- Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors.
- Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
- Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
- Weigh clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud, using portable mixers.
- Measure and cut openings in panels or tiles for electrical outlets, windows, vents, plumbing, or other fixtures, using keyhole saws or other cutting tools.
- Weigh clay, and mix with water and chemicals to make drilling mud.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Measure and cut metal lath to size for walls and ceilings, using tin snips.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.