Tend boring machine

Description

Tend a boring machine, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 7 occupations
  • Optional in 2 occupations
  • Total: 9 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Boring machine operator
    Boring machine operators prepare, operate, and maintain single or multiple spindle machines using a boring bar with a hardened, rotary, multipointed cutting tool in order to enlarg…
  • Tunnel boring machine operator
    Tunnel boring machine operators work on large pieces of tunnelling equipment commonly known as TBMs. They regulate the operation of the machine, adjusting the torque of the rotatin…
  • Wood boring machine operator
    Wood boring machine operators use milling machines or specialise boring jigs to cut holes in wood workpieces. Wood boring differs from routing mainly in that the main movement is…
  • Wicker furniture maker
    Wicker furniture makers choose and prepare materials such as softened rattan or willow branches in order to produce wicker furniture such as chairs, tables and couches. They use ha…
  • Surgical instrument maker
    Surgical instrument makers create, repair and design surgical instruments, such as clamps, graspers, mechanical cutters, scopes, probes and other surgical instruments. Other titles…
  • Furniture assembler
    Furniture assemblers place together all parts of furniture and auxiliary items such as furniture legs and cushions. They may also fit springs or special mechanisms. Furniture assem…
  • Cabinet maker
    Cabinet makers build cabinets or other pieces of furniture by cutting, shaping and fitting pieces of wood. They use different kind of power and hand tools, such as lathes,…

Optional for

  • Gear machinist
    Gear machinists make precision parts for gears and other driving elements. They use a variety of machine tools. Duties Gear machinists typically do the following: Read detailed dra…
  • Cooper
    Coopers build barrels and related products made of segments of wood, like wooden buckets. They shape the wood, fit hoops around them, and shape the barrel to hold the…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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