Description
Remove the moisture out of the tobacco leaves directly after harvesting them through various processes such as air curing, flue curing or sun curing.
Alternative labels
temper tobacco leaves
cure a tobacco leaf
dry tobacco leaves
preserve tobacco leaves
smoke tobacco leaves
curing tobacco leaves
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Cure tobacco leaves is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Curing room worker: Curing room workers assist in the blending, aging, and fermenting of tobacco strips and stems for the production of cigars, chewing tobacco and snuff.
Leaf tier: Leaf tiers tie tobacco leaves manually into bundles for processing. They select loose leaves by hand and arrange them with butt ends together. They wind tie leaf around butts.
Cigarette making machine operator: Cigarette making machine operators tend cigarette-making machines to encase tobacco in continuous paper rolls followed by cutting cigarettes from roll. They place roll of cigarette paper on spindles and set monogram-printing devices to print brand name on cigarette paper at specified position.
Optional skill
Cure tobacco leaves is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
References
- Cure tobacco leaves – ESCO
