- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who receives clocks and watches for repairs. Respnsibilities include:
* Examines defective timepieces to identify malfunction, using loupe and handtools, and estimates cost of repairs, using knowledge of repairs and cost charts.
* Forwards timepiece to workshop with notation of repairs needed.
* May keep list of repairs and costs.
* May make minor repairs, such as replacing crystals or bands.
* May estimate cost to repair jewelry.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells ice to customers from platform of ice plant. Respnsibilities include:
* Pulls ice from storage room chute or conveyor with pair of ice tongs in quantities desired by customer or as specified on written wholesale order and slides ice across platform and into delivery trucks.
* Obtains signature of driver or wholesale charge-account customers on order.
* Cuts portions of ice from block for retail customers, using ice pick, and loads ice into car, using tongs.
* Accepts payment for ice sold.
* Keeps daily inventory record of ice on hand, record of sales, cash received, and orders filled.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells ice to customers from platform of ice plant. Respnsibilities include:
* Pulls ice from storage room chute or conveyor with pair of ice tongs in quantities desired by customer or as specified on written wholesale order and slides ice across platform and into delivery trucks.
* Obtains signature of driver or wholesale charge-account customers on order.
* Cuts portions of ice from block for retail customers, using ice pick, and loads ice into car, using tongs.
* Accepts payment for ice sold.
* Keeps daily inventory record of ice on hand, record of sales, cash received, and orders filled.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who estimates price of making and installing household accessories, such as draperies, slipcovers, window shades, and furniture upholstery. Respnsibilities include:
* Computes cost of fabric and hardware, according to measurements, work specifications, and type of fabric to be used, using calculator.
* Itemizes cost of labor in making and installing goods.
* Records total price on sales check or contract.
* May contact customer to obtain additional information about order.
* May confer with architects and interior decorators to obtain additional information when computing estimates for commercial orders.
* May take measurements for draperies, upholstery, slip covers, or shades in customer's home.
* May specialize in estimating price of specific type of household accessory and be designated Drapery Estimator; Upholstery Estimator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who selects stamps to mail to customers on approval, based on customers' current orders or record of amount and type of past purchases.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who selects stamps to mail to customers on approval, based on customers' current orders or record of amount and type of past purchases.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who classifies stamps according to value and condition preparatory to selling to collectors. Respnsibilities include:
* Sorts stamps into various classes.
* Examines stamp and determines value, using stamp catalog as guide.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who stores and releases merchandise and receives payments for merchandise held in layaway department. Respnsibilities include:
* Places ordered merchandise on shelves in storeroom.
* Receives payments on account and final payments for merchandise and issues receipts, using cash register.
* Keeps records of packages held, amount of each payment, and balance due.
* Contacts customer when specified period of time has passed without payment to determine if customer still wants merchandise.
* Releases merchandise to customer upon receipt of final payment, or when customer opens charge account, or routes merchandise for delivery to shipping or delivery department.
* Packs merchandise when picked up by or being delivered to customer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who stores and releases merchandise and receives payments for merchandise held in layaway department. Respnsibilities include:
* Places ordered merchandise on shelves in storeroom.
* Receives payments on account and final payments for merchandise and issues receipts, using cash register.
* Keeps records of packages held, amount of each payment, and balance due.
* Contacts customer when specified period of time has passed without payment to determine if customer still wants merchandise.
* Releases merchandise to customer upon receipt of final payment, or when customer opens charge account, or routes merchandise for delivery to shipping or delivery department.
* Packs merchandise when picked up by or being delivered to customer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who delivers merchandise from retail store to customers on foot, bicycle, or public conveyance. Respnsibilities include:
* Unpacks incoming merchandise, marks prices on articles, and stacks them on counters and shelves.
* Walks, rides bicycle, or uses public conveyances to deliver merchandise to customer's home or place of business.
* Collects money from customers or signature from charge-account customers.
* Sweeps floors, runs errands, and waits on customers.
* May drive light truck to deliver orders.
* May be designated according to merchandise delivered as Deliverer, Food; Deliverer, Pharmacy.
Industry:Professional careers
