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O*NET detailed work activityMeasure product or material dimensions
Stays humanHands-on work
10 jobs10 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, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Measure tires to determine mold size requirements.
- Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
- Measure parts, using precision measuring instruments, to determine whether similar parts may be machined to required sizes.
- Measure heights and widths of loads to ensure they will pass over bridges or through tunnels on scheduled routes.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
- Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Measure, weigh, or verify levels of rock, gravel, or other excavated material to prevent equipment overloads.
- Examine, measure, or weigh cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
- Weigh or measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, or read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
- Measure, fit, and groom hairpieces.