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Overview
Auger press operators adjust press settings, monitor gauges, move levers, inspect extruded clay products and keep cutting tools and extrusion equipment ready for production.
In job descriptions, look for clay forming, extrusion, auger presses, gauges, tile products, cutting clay, process parameters, specification checks, mechanics and machine maintenance.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Auger press operation is hands-on ceramic production with clay, extrusion pressure, gauges and cutting tools. The operator adjusts the screw press, monitors product shape and checks extruded pieces against specifications.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes production process parameters, mechanics, gauge monitoring, extrusion machine maintenance, clay cutting and tile types. Specialization can move toward setup, process optimization or training newer operators.
Salary context
Salary context depends on press complexity, product tolerances, setup responsibility, maintenance tasks and whether the operator also trains employees or optimizes process parameters. Continuous production coverage can matter.
Career paths
Experience can lead from tending one auger press to broader extrusion line setup, ceramic quality control, maintenance support, process parameter tuning or team instruction on clay cutting and product checks.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name auger presses, clay extrusion, gauges, levers, tile products, cutting tools and specification checks. A clear role separates press operation from general ceramics handling.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of clay building materials
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include dry press operator, clay products dry kiln operator and kiln firer.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9041.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Potters, Manufacturing
51-9195.05
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
23.3Manufacture of clay building materials
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Glass and ceramics plant operators (8181)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/43c86ca8-7357-4e8e-9a1c-bae427f61c5e |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8181.1 |
| ISCO group | 8181 |
| Concept type | Occupation |