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Table 8 Mechanical and other technology

From: What do people do at work?Was machen Menschen bei der Arbeit?

 

All

Upper WC

Low WC

Upper BC

Low BC

Service

Machine technology

1. Heavy Machinery

20

7

11

65

46

12

2. Maintenance

10

3

1

41

21

10

3. Repair

8

3

1

35

16

7

4. Machine set-up

12

4

4

41

29

8

5. Use machine tools

4

1

1

12

14

2

6. Use NC/CNC

2

–

–

3

9

–

7. Program NC/CNC

1

–

–

–

6

–

8. Operate robots

1

–

1

2

3

–

9. Program robots

–

–

–

1

1

–

10. PLCs

2

1

–

6

4

–

11 CPC

4

3

2

14

12

–

12. Program CPC

1

1

–

4

3

–

13. Automated equipment

5

2

2

9

19

1

14. Assembly line

2

–

1

5

12

–

15. New machinery in 3 yrs

10

4

4

32

23

6

16. Learning time >1 week

4

1

2

13

12

1

17. Mechanical Skill Levela

2.50

1.73

1.38

5.97

4.55

2.12

18. Electronics Skill (1 = yes)

13

12

8

33

15

9

  1. Note: All figures are percentages except line 17. Blank cells have rounded values less than 1 %
  2. NC numerically-controlled machine tool (1 = yes), CNC computer numerically-controlled machine tool (1 = yes), PLC programmable logic controllers (1 = yes), CPC computer process control (1 = yes)
  3. aMechanical skills: 0 = very basic, 10 = very complex