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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
A professional who tends automatic washing and drying machines to clean and dry household articles and presses household articles, using hand iron. Respnsibilities include: * Sorts articles by color and fabric, and loads into automatic washing machine. * Adjusts machine settings for temperature, water level, and time duration of wash. * Adds measured amounts of detergent, bluing, starches, and fabric softener as required. * Removes articles from washer and loads into dryer. * Sorts, irons, and folds dried articles. * May iron only. * May perform other housework. * May use electric ironing machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who dampens and irons wearing apparel, household linens, and other household articles with hand iron. * May use electric ironing machine (mangle). * May be employed on hourly basis.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who prepares meals for crew and officers on board fishing vessel or in shore fishery establishment. * May assist in actual fishing. * May purchase food supplies.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of household employees engaged in cooking, cleaning, and related domestic duties. Respnsibilities include: * Oversees serving of luncheon and dinner, sets table, directs workers in serving meals, or personally serves them. * Performs other services as requested, such as mixing and serving cocktails and tea. * Answers telephone and delivers messages. * Receives and announces guests. * May prepare salads. * May keep silver service clean and intact. * May employ and discharge other household employees.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who advises family in private home in dealing with problems, such as nutrition, cleanliness, and household utilities. Respnsibilities include: * Advises and assists family members in planning nutritious meals, purchasing and preparing foods, and utilizing commodities from surplus food programs. * Assists head of household in training and disciplining children, assigns and schedules housekeeping duties to children according to their capabilities, and encourages parents to take interest in children's schoolwork and assist them in establishing good study habits. * Explains fundamental hygiene principles and renders bedside care to individuals who are ill, and trains other family members to provide required care. * Participates in evaluating needs of individuals served, and confers with caseworker to plan for continuing additional services.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who occupies and oversees house to maintain order and security of property and conduct necessary business transactions during temporary absence of owner, renter, or other occupant. Respnsibilities include: * Monitors entrances to property and secures locks and other devices to prevent access of unauthorized persons. * Answers telephone and doorbell, takes messages, and forwards information to employer as requested. * Forwards or files mail. * Pays current bills from designated funds and makes deposits to accounts as required. * Cleans, vacuums, and dusts house, using vacuum cleaner and other housecleaning aids. * Feeds and waters pets and takes ill pets to veterinarian for treatment. * Inspects utilities, such as plumbing and air-conditioning, to detect problems requiring services of repairer and contacts repair establishment to arrange for necessary repairs. * May care for swimming pool or grounds or perform other related duties.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs variety of manual duties in large household, working under supervision of butler. Respnsibilities include: * Serves food and drink during meals, cleans and polishes silver, waxes floors, washes windows and performs other duties in dining room, living room, and other downstairs rooms. * May answer telephone or doorbell and announce guests. * Performs duties of butler in his or her absence. * Frequently lays out employer's clothes for wear, polishes shoes, and performs other valet duties.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs personal services to employer in private household. Respnsibilities include: * Brushes, cleans, presses, mends employer's clothing. * Lays out employer's clothing, and assists employer to dress. * Packs clothing for travel. * Cleans employer's quarters. * Prepares bath. * Purchases clothing and accessories. * Answers telephone. * Drives car to perform errands. * Mixes and serves drinks. * May prepare and serve refreshments. * May shampoo and groom employer's hair, shave face, manicure nails, give body or facial massages, or apply cosmetics for employer. * May change linens, and make employer's bed.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cares for elderly, handicapped, or convalescent persons. Respnsibilities include: * Attends to employer's personal needs. * Transacts social or business affairs. * Reads aloud, plays cards, or other games to entertain employer. * Accompanies employer on trips and outings. * May prepare and serve meals to employer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who rears homeless or parentless children in own home as members of family. Respnsibilities include: * Organizes and schedules activities, such as recreation, rest periods, and sleeping time. * Ensures child has nutritious diet. * Instructs children in good personal and health habits. * Bathes, dresses, and undresses young children. * Washes and irons clothing. * Accompanies children on outings and walks. * Disciplines children when required. * May return children to parents' home during weekends and holidays. * May work under supervision of welfare agency. * May prepare periodic reports concerning progress and behavior of children for welfare agency.
Industry:Professional careers