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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.5 - measuring physical properties S2.5.0 - measuring physical properties Carry out work-related measurements
Description
Use suitable units, tools and equipment to carry out calculations for length, area, volume, weight, time, geometric shapes and sketches.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 11 occupations
- Total: 11 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Optional for
- Tissue paper perforating and rewinding operatorTissue paper perforating and rewinding operators tend a machine that takes in tissue paper, perforates it, and rolls it up to create various types of sanitary paper. Other titles…
- Paper cutter operatorPaper cutter operators tend a machine that cuts paper to the desired size and shape. Paper cutters may also cut and perforate other materials that come in sheets, such…
- Leather measuring operatorLeather measuring operators use machines to measure the surface area of leather and ensure that the machines are regularly calibrated. They note the size of leather and ensure its……
- Paper machine operatorPaper machine operators tend a machine that takes in pulp slurry, spread it out over a screen, and drains out the water. The drained slurry is then pressed and…
- Paper stationery machine operatorPaper stationery machine operators work with machines that perform one or more operations on paper to make it suitable for specific markets, such as punching holes, perforating, cr…
- Clothing finisherClothing finishers set haberdasheries (e.g. bottoms, zips, and ribbons) and cut threads. They weigh, pack, label materials and products. Duties Clothing packers may pack: Mass-prod…
- Cake press operatorCake press operators set up and tend the hydraulic presses that compress and bake plastic chips into cake moulds to produce plastic sheets. They regulate and adjust the pressure…
- Absorbent pad machine operatorAbsorbent pad machine operators tend a machine that takes in cellulose fibres and compresses them to a highly absorbent pad material for use in hygienic products such as diapers…
- Precision instrument assemblerPrecision instrument assemblers read blueprints and assembly drawings to assemble precision instruments such as micrometers, gauges, thermostats and utility meters. They collect th…
- Instrumentation engineerAn Instrumentation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, installing, managing, and maintaining instruments and systems used to measure, control, and monitor engineerin…
- Corrugator operatorCorrugator operators tend a machine which folds a sheet of heavy paper in a wave-like pattern and covers it on both sides to create a lightweight, sturdy material suitable…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026
