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O*NET detailed work activityMeasure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators
Stays humanHands-on work
16 jobs16 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, 1 AI-assist, 15 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
- Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.
- Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns.
- Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.
- Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, or rulers.
- Select wooden stock, determine layouts, and mark layouts of parts on stock, using precision equipment such as scribers, squares, and protractors.
- Measure and mark stock for cuts.
- Measure and mark reference points and cutting lines on workpieces, using traced templates, compasses, and rules.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Measure, mark, and mask areas to be excluded from plating.
- Measure and cut products to specified dimensions, using measuring and cutting instruments.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Measure and compute dimensions of lettering, designs, or patterns to be engraved.
- Locate and mark drilling or cutting positions on stones or dies, using diamond chips and power hand tools.
- Fit garments on clients, altering as needed.
- Measure fabric to specifications, cut uneven edges with shears, fold material, and press it with an iron to form a heading.