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Ocupacions
Woodturner
Cnc wood machinist Bodger Lather of wood Multi-spindle wood machinist Wood lathe operator Wood lathe specialist Wood lathe technician Wood lathe turner Wood lather Wood lather turner Wood machinist Wood turner Wood turning lathe operative Wood turning lathe operator Wood turning lathe setter Wood turning lathe tender Wood turning machinist Woodturner Woodworking machinist
Woodturners use a lathe to remove superfluous material from wood. The lathe turns the workpiece around its axis, as shape tools are used to obtain the desired shape.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Setting-up, programming, operating and monitoring several types of woodworking machines for sawing, shaping, boring, drilling, planing, pressing, turning, sanding or carving to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products;
(b) Operating preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wooden products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothes pins and other products;
(c) Selecting knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits or belts according to work piece, machine functions and product specifications;
(d) Installing and adjusting blades, cutter heads, boring-bits and sanding-belts, and using hand tools and rules;
(e) Setting and adjusting various kinds of woodworking machines for operation by others;
(f) Reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions.
Knowledge
- Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
- Chemical engineering and processes
- Mechanics and metal trades
- Wholesale and retail sales
- Fashion, interior and industrial design
Digital competencies
- Cutting materials and drilling holes
- Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams
- Monitoring quality of products
- Working with machinery and specialised equipment
- Maintaining operational records
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools to control machinery
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Professionals
Legal, social and cultural professionals
Creative and performing artists
Visual artists
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Visual artists
13
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
6,60%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
333,33% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
84,62%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
7,69%
Part-time contracts
1,08% Turnover index
20
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
18%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Legal, social and cultural professionals
41%
59%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Legal, social and cultural professionals
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Creative and performing artists
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Visual artists
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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