Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

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Production workers set up and run machines, feed in materials, watch for problems, check quality and keep the line moving. The jobs range widely: mixing and cooking food, running ovens and kilns, cutting, grinding and polishing, painting and coating, engraving, running textile and paper machines, packaging, and building tires. Supervisors plan the shifts and lead the crew. Berks County and the Lehigh Valley have many food, packaging and metal plants.

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High school courses that build toward it

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Foods and Culinary · Career and Technical

  Builds how things are made, which this job uses.

• Chemistry · Science

  Builds chemistry, which this job uses.

• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

• Pre-Algebra · Math

  Builds math, which this job uses.

• U.S. History · Social Studies

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.