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| MINOR GROUP 733: HANDICRAFT WORKERS IN WOOD, TEXTILE, LEATHER AND RELATED MATERIALS
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Handicraft workers in wood, textile, leather and related
materials apply traditional techniques to produce various
articles for personal or household use, as well as for
decorative purposes.
Tasks performed usually include: preparing wood, straw,
rattan, reeds, bone, stone, shells and other materials; carving,
moulding, assembling, painting and decorating various articles;
weaving, knitting, embroidering, lace-making; producing
traditional footwear; producing handbags, belts and other
accessories. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the
following unit groups:
7331 Handicraft workers in wood and related materials
7332 Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related
materials
Note
Occupations are classified into Major group 8, Plant and
machine operators and assemblers, if the tasks call mainly for
experience with and an understanding of the machinery operated
and monitored.
Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary
occupations, if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature,
mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort,
little or no previous experience and understanding of the work,
and limited initiative or judgement.
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