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Office Machine Operators, Except Computer: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.

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This source lists 18 tasks, including 16 marked Core and 2 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 07/2017.

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Core · Task 13288 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.

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Core · Task 13301 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Deliver completed work.

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Core · Task 13290 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.

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Core · Task 13292 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.

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Core · Task 13289 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.

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Core · Task 13300 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.

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Core · Task 13291 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.

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Core · Task 13293 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.

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Core · Task 13295 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.

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Core · Task 13294 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.

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Core · Task 13298 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.

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Core · Task 13297 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

File and store completed documents.

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Core · Task 13299 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines.

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Core · Task 13296 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items.

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Core · Task 13302 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche.

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Core · Task 13304 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Clean and file master copies or plates.

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Supplemental · Task 13303 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Cut copies apart and write identifying information, such as page numbers or titles, on copies.

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Supplemental · Task 13305 · 07/2017 · Incumbent

Move heat units and clamping frames over screen beds to form Braille impressions on pages, raising frames to release individual copies.

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