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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand - 51-9031.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Basket Mender
  • Binder Cutter, Hand
  • Bow Maker
  • Bright Cutter
  • Bunch Trimmer, Mold
  • Button-Cutting-Machine Operator
  • Buttonhole Maker
  • Candle Cutter
  • Candy Cutter, Hand
  • Cane Cutter
  • Carpet Cutter
  • Carpet Cutter I
  • Carpet Cutter II
  • Chalk Cutter
  • Cherry Cutter
  • Clipper
  • Clipper
  • Coper, Hand
  • Cotton Dispatcher
  • Cripple Worker
  • Crosscutter, Rolled Glass
  • Cutter
  • Cutter Apprentice, Hand
  • Cutter, Aluminum Sheet
  • Cutter, Banana Room
  • Cutter, Hand
  • Cutter, Hand I
  • Cutter, Hand II
  • Cutter, Hand III
  • Cutter, Hot Knife
  • Cutter, Machine I
  • Cutter, Rotary Shear
  • Cutter, Wet Machine
  • Diagrammer And Seamer
  • Duct Maker
  • Endband Cutter, Hand
  • Finishing Trimmer
  • Foxing Cutter, Hot Knife
  • Fruit Cutter
  • Fur Cutter
  • Fur Trimmer
  • Glass Cutter
  • Glass Cutter, Oval or Circular
  • Glass Finisher
  • Gold Cutter
  • Hair Clipper, Power
  • Hairspring Cutter I
  • Hairspring Cutter II
  • Hide Trimmer
  • Hose Cutter, Hand
  • Lacing-String Cutter
  • Lapper
  • Lay-Out-Machine Operator
  • Leather Cutter
  • Level-Vial Marker
  • Log Peeler
  • Mat Cutter
  • Mesh Cutter
  • Mica Sizer
  • Mica Splitter
  • Mounter, Hand
  • Opener I
  • Outside Cutter, Hand
  • Pearler
  • Pompom Maker
  • Portable Sawyer
  • Power-Chisel Operator
  • Remnants Cutter
  • Ribbon Cutter
  • Ripper
  • Rock Splitter
  • Rounder, Hand
  • Router Operator, Hand
  • Rug Clipper
  • Rug Cutter
  • Sail Cutter
  • Sample Cutter
  • Sample Maker, Veneer
  • Second Cutter
  • Shearer and Trimmer, Wire Screen and Fabric
  • Sheet-Metal-Pattern Cutter
  • Silk-Screen Cutter
  • Slitter
  • Slot Router
  • Splitter, Hand
  • Stock Preparer
  • Stripper
  • Target Trimmer
  • Template Cutter
  • Thread Cutter
  • Tire Trimmer, Hand
  • Trimmer, Hand
  • Trimmer, Hand
  • Trimmer, Hand
  • Trimmer, Hand
  • Welt-Butter, Hand
  • Wire Cutter
  • Wood Hacker

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

51-9011.00 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9012.00 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9021.00 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9022.00 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
51-9023.00 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9031.00 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
51-9032.00 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9041.00 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9051.00 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
51-9061.00 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
51-9071.00 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
51-9071.01 Jewelers
51-9071.06 Gem and Diamond Workers
51-9071.07 Precious Metal Workers
51-9081.00 Dental Laboratory Technicians
51-9082.00 Medical Appliance Technicians
51-9083.00 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Adjust guides and stops to control depths and widths of cuts.
  • Clean, treat, buff, or polish finished items, using grinders, brushes, chisels, and cleaning solutions and polishing materials.
  • Count or weigh and bundle items.
  • Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools.
  • Fold or shape materials before or after cutting them.
  • Lower table-mounted cutters such as knife blades, cutting wheels, or saws to cut items to specified sizes.
  • Mark cutting lines around patterns or templates, or follow layout points, using squares, rules, and straightedges, and chalk, pencils, or scribes.
  • Mark identification numbers, trademarks, grades, marketing data, sizes, or model numbers on products.
  • Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.
  • Position templates or measure materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields, using rules, scales, or patterns.
  • Read work orders to determine dimensions, cutting locations, and quantities to cut.
  • Replace or sharpen dulled cutting tools such as saws.
  • Route items to provide cutouts for parts, using portable routers, grinders, and hand tools.
  • Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.
  • Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks.
  • Transport items to work or storage areas, using carts.
  • Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.
  • Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines.

Detailed Work Activities

  • attach or mark identification onto products or containers
  • cut metal or plastic
  • cut or trim fabric or leather
  • examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • grade, classify, or sort products according to specifications
  • load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
  • measure, weigh, or count products or materials
  • monitor the quantity of assembly output
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • perform repetitive tasks in assembly setting
  • read tape measure
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • sort manufacturing materials or products
  • use hand or power tools
  • use portable electric fabric cutter