51-2051.00Apprenticeship

Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators

Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

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Key Tasks

  • Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.
  • Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.
  • Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.
  • Apply layers of plastic resin to mold surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses and plastics have jelled.
  • Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring with rulers or micrometers, by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots.
  • Inspect, clean, and assemble molds before beginning work.
  • Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.
  • Select precut fiberglass mats, cloth, and wood-bracing materials as required by projects being assembled.
  • Cure materials by letting them set at room temperature, placing them under heat lamps, or baking them in ovens.
  • Apply lacquers and waxes to mold surfaces to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.
  • Bond wood reinforcing strips to decks and cabin structures of watercraft, using resin-saturated fiberglass.
  • Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair.
  • Mask off mold areas not to be laminated, using cellophane, wax paper, masking tape, or special sprays containing mold-release substances.
  • Check all dies, templates, and cutout patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to dimensional data, photographs, blueprints, samples, or customer specifications.
  • Trim excess materials from molds, using hand shears or trimming knives.
  • Trim cured materials by sawing them with diamond-impregnated cutoff wheels.

Skills

Operations Monitoring
53%
Monitoring
53%
Reading Comprehension
50%
Speaking
50%
Active Listening
50%
Complex Problem Solving
50%
Coordination
47%
Instructing
47%
Operation and Control
47%
Time Management
47%
Active Learning
47%
Writing
47%
Quality Control Analysis
47%
Critical Thinking
47%
Judgment and Decision Making
47%
Social Perceptiveness
44%
Learning Strategies
41%
Mathematics
35%
Troubleshooting
35%
Persuasion
35%
Management of Personnel Resources
35%
Negotiation
35%
Service Orientation
35%
Systems Analysis
31%
Equipment Selection
28%
Systems Evaluation
28%
Management of Material Resources
25%
Management of Financial Resources
22%
Equipment Maintenance
22%
Technology Design
22%
Science
19%
Repairing
16%
Operations Analysis
3%
Installation
0%
Programming
0%

Knowledge

Administration and Management
73%
Production and Processing
71%
Education and Training
65%
Chemistry
58%
English Language
55%
Customer and Personal Service
50%
Administrative
50%
Building and Construction
50%
Mechanical
48%
Design
48%
Engineering and Technology
45%
Mathematics
44%
Sales and Marketing
38%
Public Safety and Security
38%
Computers and Electronics
31%
Economics and Accounting
29%
Personnel and Human Resources
28%
Law and Government
28%
Physics
27%
Sociology and Anthropology
23%
Psychology
18%
Transportation
18%
Communications and Media
16%
Foreign Language
15%
Medicine and Dentistry
15%
Telecommunications
15%
Geography
14%
Therapy and Counseling
14%
Biology
13%
History and Archeology
12%
Fine Arts
8%
Food Production
8%
Philosophy and Theology
6%

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Abilities

Problem Sensitivity
66%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
66%
Near Vision
66%
Multilimb Coordination
66%
Trunk Strength
66%
Visualization
56%
Extent Flexibility
56%
Oral Comprehension
56%
Information Ordering
56%
Static Strength
53%
Flexibility of Closure
53%
Control Precision
53%
Selective Attention
53%
Manual Dexterity
53%
Visual Color Discrimination
53%
Perceptual Speed
50%
Speech Clarity
50%
Deductive Reasoning
50%
Category Flexibility
50%
Stamina
50%
Oral Expression
50%
Speech Recognition
50%
Finger Dexterity
50%
Inductive Reasoning
50%
Written Comprehension
50%
Reaction Time
47%
Far Vision
47%
Auditory Attention
47%
Depth Perception
47%
Dynamic Strength
47%
Rate Control
47%
Gross Body Coordination
47%
Hearing Sensitivity
44%
Fluency of Ideas
44%
Written Expression
41%
Response Orientation
41%
Originality
41%
Number Facility
38%
Wrist-Finger Speed
38%
Mathematical Reasoning
35%
Speed of Limb Movement
31%
Time Sharing
31%
Gross Body Equilibrium
31%
Night Vision
25%
Sound Localization
25%
Peripheral Vision
25%
Spatial Orientation
25%
Glare Sensitivity
25%
Speed of Closure
25%
Memorization
25%
Explosive Strength
19%
Dynamic Flexibility
6%

Work Activities

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
78%
Getting Information
77%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
72%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
68%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
67%
Handling and Moving Objects
66%
Controlling Machines and Processes
66%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
66%
Performing General Physical Activities
66%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
66%
Training and Teaching Others
63%
Documenting/Recording Information
60%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
58%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
57%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
54%
Developing and Building Teams
52%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
51%
Thinking Creatively
50%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
49%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
49%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
48%
Processing Information
48%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
48%
Analyzing Data or Information
47%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
47%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
47%
Coaching and Developing Others
46%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
45%
Scheduling Work and Activities
43%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
42%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
36%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
33%
Performing Administrative Activities
33%
Assisting and Caring for Others
32%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
30%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
26%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
25%
Working with Computers
23%
Selling or Influencing Others
22%
Staffing Organizational Units
22%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
18%

Work Context

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

99%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

99%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

94%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

93%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

90%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

90%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

88%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

87%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

86%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

84%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

80%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

80%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

78%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

71%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

71%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

70%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

69%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

66%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

65%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

65%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

58%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

57%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

55%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

55%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

51%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

48%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

46%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

45%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

45%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

45%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

42%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

39%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

39%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

39%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

36%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

35%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

33%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

33%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

31%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

27%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

25%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

24%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

21%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

20%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

20%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

19%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

18%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

17%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

16%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

14%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

12%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

10%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

9%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

7%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

5%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

3%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

46%

Less than high school diploma

43%

Some college, no degree

11%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

96

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

42

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

20

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

17

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

3

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

0

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
70%
Dependability
67%
Cautiousness
50%
Perseverance
29%
Stress Tolerance
29%
Achievement Orientation
21%
Self-Control
20%
Integrity
14%
Self-Confidence
12%
Cooperation
9%
Adaptability
6%
Initiative
2%

Work Values

Support
61%
Relationships
56%
Achievement
28%
Working Conditions
28%
Independence
22%
Recognition
22%

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