Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a grinding machine operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a grinding machine operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Grinding machine operators set up, program and control grinding machines, designed to apply abrasive processes in order to remove small amounts of excess material and smoothen metal workpieces by using an abrasive wheel with diamond teeth as a cutting device for very precise and light cuts. They read grinding machine blueprints and tooling instructions, perform regular machine maintenance, and make adjustments to the grinding controls, such as the depth of cuts and the rotation speed.

Also known as metal filing machine operator, back grinding machine operator, grinding and stapling machine apprentice, grinding machine set-up worker, lapping machine operator, CNC grinding machine technician, polishing machine operator, linisher, fettler, convex grinder operator, grinding machine worker, grinding machine set-up operator.

Craft and related trades workers 62 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: boring machine operator, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
boring machine operator 78% covered straightening machine operator 76% covered riveter 76% covered spark erosion machine operator 75% covered drill press operator 75% covered grinding machine operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from grinding machine operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a grinding machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A grinding machine operator needs 26 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • operate surface grinder working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • types of lubricants engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • CAM software information and communication technologies (icts)
  • interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances information skills
  • apply control process statistical methods information skills
  • use automatic programming working with computers
  • statistical process control natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • dispose of cutting waste material handling and moving
  • program a CNC controller working with computers
  • quality and cycle time optimisation engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a grinding machine operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Grinding machine operator is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a grinding machine operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.