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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$38,800	500	-18.4%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$38,800

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

500

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-18.4%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
Trim excess material from workpieces.
Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Count finished products or workpieces.
Weigh finished products.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
Clean workpieces or finished products.
Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
Operate grinding equipment.
Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
Operate grinding equipment.
Operate cutting equipment.
Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
Replace worn equipment components.
Operate cutting equipment.
Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.

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

Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.
Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.
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.
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.
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.
Unroll, lay out, attach, or mount materials or items on cutting tables or machines.
Separate materials or products according to size, weight, type, condition, color, or shade.
Fold or shape materials before or after cutting them.
Replace or sharpen dulled cutting tools such as saws.
Lower table-mounted cutters such as knife blades, cutting wheels, or saws to cut items to specified sizes.
Stack cut items and load them on racks or conveyors or onto trucks.
Adjust guides and stops to control depths and widths of cuts.
Count or weigh and bundle items.
Clean, treat, buff, or polish finished items, using grinders, brushes, chisels, and cleaning solutions and polishing materials.
Route items to provide cutouts for parts, using portable routers, grinders, and hand tools.
Transport items to work or storage areas, using carts.

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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