Occupation

Helpers--Production Workers

Human Advantage 58%

Moderate human-AI collaboration

AI Automation Risk Moderate Risk
4.4 / 10

Some tasks in this role may be augmented by AI, but human oversight and interpersonal skills remain important.

Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

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Core Tasks

  1. Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
  2. Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
  3. Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
  4. Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
  5. Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
  6. Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators of any malfunctions.
  7. Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
  8. Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
  9. Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks.
  10. Pack and store materials and products.
  11. Help production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.

Supplemental Tasks (19)

  1. Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
  2. Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
  3. Separate products according to weight, grade, size, or composition of materials used to produce them.
  4. Turn valves to regulate flow of liquids or air, to reverse machines, to start pumps, or to regulate equipment.
  5. Mark or tag identification on parts.
  6. Mix ingredients according to specified procedures or formulas.
  7. Tie products in bundles for further processing or shipment, following prescribed procedures.
  8. Record information, such as the number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of product production.
  9. Read gauges or charts, and record data obtained.
  10. Unclamp and hoist full reels from braiding, winding, or other fabricating machines, using power hoists.
  11. Signal coworkers to direct them to move products during the production process.
  12. Clean and lubricate equipment.
  13. Prepare raw materials for processing.
  14. Perform minor repairs to machines, such as replacing damaged or worn parts.
  15. Attach slings, ropes, or cables to objects such as pipes, hoses, or bundles.
  16. Position spouts or chutes of storage bins so that containers can be filled.
  17. Wash work areas, machines, equipment, vehicles, or products.
  18. Break up defective products for reprocessing.
  19. Cut or break flashing from materials or products.

Education & Training

Job Zone 2 Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
49%
Less than a High School Diploma
32%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
18%
Some College Courses
1%

Technology & Tools

Hot Technologies

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Software (12)

  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Operational databases

Tools & Equipment (38)

  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Claw hammers
  • Crescent wrenches
  • Forklifts
  • Grease guns
  • Hand jacks
  • Hand saws
  • Handtrucks
  • Hydraulic booms
  • Hydraulic winches
  • Industrial platform scales
  • Industrial vacuum cleaners
  • Jackhammers
  • Label-making machines
  • Locking pliers
  • Material-hoisting slings
  • Measuring tapes
  • Personal computers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Pipe jacks
  • Pipe wrenches
  • Planers
  • Platform ladders
  • Power drills
  • Power grinders
  • Power hoists
  • Power nail guns
  • Power sanders
  • Power saws
  • Precision files
  • Pressure wands
  • Ratcheting box wrenches
  • Razor knives
  • Skid steer loaders
  • Soldering equipment
  • Staple guns
  • Straight screwdrivers
  • Utility knives

Where This Career Leads

Career progression organized by specialty track and experience level.

Production & Automation Advanced Manufacturing

Zone 1
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 78% match
Zone 2
Helpers--Production Workers You are here
Zone 3
Machinists 79% match
Zone 4
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians 79% match
Zone 5
Microsystems Engineers 76% match

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