Description
Design, create, and reproduce handmade metal objects for sale and exhibition using techniques such as forging, welding, casting, brazing, and metal finishing.
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Sales and Marketing
- • Customer and Personal Service
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Engineering and Technology
- • Design
- • Mechanical
Arts and Humanities
- • Fine Arts
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Persuasion
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Tasks & skills:
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
