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A professional who sells marine machinery and equipment and provides technical services to client, performing duties as described under sales engineer master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who computes and records statistical, accounting and other numerical data, utilizing knowledge of mathematics and using machine that automatically performs mathematical processes, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and extraction of roots. Responsibilities include:
* Calculates statistical, accounting, and other numerical data, using calculating machine, and posts totals to records, such as inventories and summary sheets.
* May verify computations made by other workers.
* May be designated according to subject matter as Formula Figurer; Premium-Note Interest-Calculator Clerk.
* May compute and record inventory data from audio transcription, using transcribing machine and calculator, and be designated Inventory Transcriber.
* May be designated according to type of computations made as Weight Calculator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends retort vapor condensers used in destructive distillation of wood. Respnsibilities include:
* Starts pump that discharges contents of receiving tanks into settling tanks.
* Caulks doors of retort if leak occurs.
* Turns valves on gasline or oil line to supply fuel to burners or to control temperature in retort.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who examines handwritten material or other questioned documents to identify author, detect forgery, or determine method used to alter documents. Responsibilities include:
* Confers with laboratory specialists, such as chemists and photographers, to determine which scientific processes are necessary to effect analysis.
* Examines hand or typewritten sample to detect characteristics, such as open loop, quaver, or t-cross peculiar to an individual, using microscope.
* Measures angle or slant to estimate degree to which letters and lines vary from perpendicular, using protractor.
* Compares paper specimen with manufacturer's samples to ascertain type and source.
* Compares photographic blowup of written or typed specimen obtained from separate sources to ascertain similarity or differences.
* Works in consultative capacity to various agencies or organizations, including police force, and testifies in legal proceedings.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who keeps accounting records and compiles information requested by customer and others pertaining to customer accounts. Responsibilities include:
* Keeps records and prepares report of meters registering use of gas- or electric-power, showing results of investigations and amounts recovered or lost.
* Prepares lists and enters charges and payments to customers' accounts for losses, additional deposits, special and irregular charges.
* Keeps records of overpayments on customer accounts.
* Applies overpayments to charges on customers' account or prepares voucher for refund.
* Investigates incorrect billings due to charges or credits on customers' accounts and prepares written instructions for correction.
* Reviews accounts not billed and prepares bill from available information.
* Enters information in meter books which was received too late for billing, such as meter test reports and missed meter readings.
* Prepares lists of special billing instructions, incorporating charges shown on customers' account.
* Processes final bills that exceed amount of deposit to enter amount of net bill.
* Prepares and mails duplicate bills as requested.
* Interviews customers and others in person or by telephone to answer inquiries and complaints pertaining to bills, customer deposits, and accounts.
* May specialize in handling inquiries received by mail, compiling information from customer accounting records for replies dictated by others.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assists professional staff of public social service agency, performing any combination of following tasks. Responsibilities include:
* Interviews individuals and family members to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, or drug history.
* Visits individuals in homes or attends group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements, and procedures.
* Provides rudimentary counseling to agency clients.
* Oversees day-to-day group activities of residents in institution.
* Meets with youth groups to acquaint them with consequences of delinquent acts.
* Refers individuals to various public or private agencies for assistance.
* May care for children in client's home during client's appointments.
* May accompany handicapped individuals to appointments.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends steam-heated vats that extract gelatin from crushed bone. Respnsibilities include:
* Turns valve to introduce steam that heats vat filled with crushed bone.
* Adds water to vat and dumps in specified amounts of ingredients that hasten extraction of gelatin.
* Drains vat and signals other workers to remove bone residue from vat.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates activities of wholesaler's distribution warehouse. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews bills of lading for incoming merchandise and customer orders in order to plan work activities.
* Assigns workers to specific duties, such as verifying amounts of and storing incoming merchandise and assembling customer orders for delivery.
* Establishes operational procedures for verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of merchandise, and keeping of warehouse inventory.
* Coordinates activities of distribution warehouse with activities of sales, record control, and purchasing departments to ensure availability of merchandise.
* Directs reclamation of damaged merchandise.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who designs nuclear machinery and equipment, performing duties as described under design engineer, products master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers municipal police department. Responsibilities include:
* Participates in decisions of Board to purchase supplies and equipment; to administer funds and care for property of department; to set number and salary of officers and employees of department; to modify classification standards of service; to hear and act on charges of incompetence, disobedience, and dishonesty filed against members of force; to appoint, assign to duty, or transfer members of force; to establish rules and regulations for department; and to perform other necessary functions.
* Receives and acts upon recommendations of officers in service and of committees appointed by board to whom implementation of board responsibilities may be delegated.
Industry:Professional careers
