Sunday, December 16, 2018

Blending-Tank Tender Helper - 520.687-066 - Occasional Handling, No Fingering

We used the SCO and the aptitudes for dexterity to show that there really are not a significant number of jobs for a person limited to light work (six hours of standing/walking), occasional handling, and no fingering. There is more than one to tackle the problem. We look at blending-tank tender helper (DOT 520.687-066) through the O*Net and Occupational Requirements Survey.

Blending-tank tender helper (DOT 520.687-066) belongs to helpers -- production workers (SOC 51-9198) ("helpers").  Helpers have irregular or seasonal schedules in 7% of jobs and work less than 40 hours per week in 6% of jobs. Helpers never sit in 49% of job; never stand in 6% of jobs.  Helpers spend time use the hands to handle, control, or feel occasionally or less in 1% of jobs.  We use the O*NET work context reports to prove the points:

51-9198.00 - Helpers--Production Workers

Structural Job Characteristics
%
Response
Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.
40
More than 40 hours
54
40 hours
6
Less than 40 hours
Environmental
%
Response
Work Schedules — How regular are the work schedules for this job?
93
Regular (established routine, set schedule)
7
Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)
0
Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)
Exertional%Response
Spend Time Sitting — How much does this job require sitting?
8
Continually or almost continually
8
More than half the time
11
About half the time
24
Less than half the time
49
Never
Exertional%Response
Spend Time Standing — How much does this job require standing?
49
Continually or almost continually
9
More than half the time
18
About half the time
19
Less than half the time
6
Never
Exertional%Response
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
64
Continually or almost continually
35
More than half the time
0
About half the time
1
Less than half the time
0
Never
Exertional%Response
Spend Time Walking and Running — How much does this job require walking and running?
19
Continually or almost continually
27
More than half the time
21
About half the time
17
Less than half the time
15
Never

The Occupational Requirements Survey provides useful data about the occupational group of helpers -- production workers.

51-9198.00 (helpers--production workers)

Series ID: ORUV1000030A00000065
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of helpers--production workers; svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month
Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual65.3
https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/ORUV1000030A00000065

Helpers engage in unskilled work in 65.3% of jobs.

Series ID: ORUP1000030A00000663
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of helpers--production workers; strength is medium work
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: strength is medium work
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual74.6

Series ID: ORUP1000030A00000664
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of helpers--production workers; strength is heavy work
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: strength is heavy work
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual15.2

Helpers engage in medium or heavy exertion in 89.8% of jobs.

Series ID: ORUP1000030A00000769
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of helpers--production workers; fine manipulation is required
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: fine manipulation is required
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual93.4

With a limitation of no fingering, 6.6% of the jobs are available.


Series ID: ORUP1000030A00000332
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: % of helpers--production workers; gross manipulation is required, occasionally
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: gross manipulation is required, occasionally
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual13.8

A limitation to occasional gross manipulation permits 13.8% of the jobs.

Series ID: ORUP1000030A00001004
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: helpers--production workers; % of day standing/walking is required (10th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: % of day standing/walking is required (10th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual75

Series ID: ORUP1000030A00001005
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: helpers--production workers; % of day standing/walking is required (25th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: % of day standing/walking is required (25th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual83.3

Series ID: ORUP1000030A00000126
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: helpers--production workers; hours of standing/walking (10th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: hours of standing/walking (10th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual5

Series ID: ORUP1000030A00000127
Not seasonally adjusted
Series Title: helpers--production workers; hours of standing/walking (25th percentile)
Requirement: Physical Demands
Occupation: helpers--production workers
Estimate: hours of standing/walking (25th percentile)
YearPeriodEstimate
2017Annual6.4

A limitation to six hours of standing/walking in an eight-hour day permits more than 10% but less than 25% of the jobs.  The ORS does not report sitting at the 50th, 75th, or 90th percentiles.

We can check the OOH to determine aggregate job numbers and the typical education/training.  

51-9198 Helpers--production workers

Typical Education Needed
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience in a Related Occupation
None
Typical On-The-Job Training Needed to Attain Competency
Short-term on-the-job training
2016 Employment
426,000



The Occupational Employment Statistics estimates the occupational group at 402,140.  

Helpers include 553 DOT codes, 157 of which are unskilled and light .  Putting together the date from the OOH, O*NET, and ORS, we get ___ jobs as a helper in the nation that meet the demands of the limitations and constitute presumptive substantial gainful activity:

# of jobs
% unskilled (ORS)
# of unskilled jobs
426,000
65.3%
278,178
# of unskilled jobs
% light (ORS)
# light and unskilled jobs
278,178
11.2%
31,156
# light and unskilled jobs
% no fine manipulation (ORS)
# no fine manipulation jobs
31,156
0%
0
# no fine manipulation jobs
% occasional gross manipulation (ORS)
# no fine, occasional gross manipulation jobs
0
13.8%
0
# no fine, occasional gross manipulation jobs
% stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day (ORS)
# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w jobs
0
10%
0
# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w jobs
% full-time (O*NET)
# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs
0
94%
0
# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs
% regular schedule (O*NET)
# regular, f-t, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs
9
93%
0

BONUS SECTION:  The number of light, unskilled helper jobs that require six hours or less of standing/walking in an eight-hour day on a regular full-time schedule:

# of jobs
% unskilled
# of unskilled jobs
426,000
65.3%
278,178
# of unskilled jobs
% light
# light and unskilled
278,178
11.2%
31,156
# light and unskilled
% stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day
# stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day
31,156
10%
3,116
# 6 hours s/w
% full-time
# full time 6 hrs. s/w
3,116
94%
2,929
# full time 6 hrs. s/w
% regular schedule
# regular, f-t, 6 hrs. s/w
2,929
93%
2,724



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