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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$45,210	1200	-0.5%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$45,210

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

1200

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-0.5%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Load materials into production equipment.
Load materials into production equipment.
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
Conduct test runs of production equipment.
Clear equipment jams.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Maintain production or processing equipment.
Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
Operate forklifts or other loaders.
Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
Mix substances to create chemical solutions.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.
Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems.
Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.
Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.
Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.
Read work orders and communicate with coworkers to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments and supply and product specifications.
Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined.
Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors.
Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.
Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.
Mount or load material such as paper, plastic, wood, or rubber in feeding mechanisms of cementing or gluing machines.
Transport materials, supplies, and finished products between storage and work areas, using forklifts.
Clean and maintain gluing and cementing machines, using solutions, lubricants, brushes, and scrapers.
Measure and mix ingredients to prepare glue.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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