This occupation includes jobs involved in testing materials such as metals or plastics and/or products such as vehicle parts for physical characteristics or defects, using powered or manually operated test equipment such as hardness and shock testers, vibration equipment, temperature-humidity chambers, acceleration test machines, pressure test wells, hydraulic tests cabinets, soil compaction machines, mechanical sieve shakers, soil constants apparatus, water retentivity apparatus, cement testing apparatus (flow table, needles, autoclave, and other devices), electrical test equipment, frequency test instruments, optical comparators, and profilometers. The work includes setting up and operating test equipment, using test apparatus to apply tests to materials or products, recording readings, observing and recording established reactions, and classifying according to defined categories. This occupation does not include jobs that primarily require: (1) knowledge/skill in the work processes involved in producing or repairing the materials or products tested; or (2) technical knowledge of engineering or the physical, biological, or other sciences.
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