Lathe Operation × Strengths: Attention to Detail & Accuracy

For Those Strong in Attention to Detail & Accuracy

This collection features jobs that may suit those who are relatively comfortable paying attention to details and working accurately.

Situations requiring accuracy exist in many jobs, but their degree and nature vary. Some situations demand numerical accuracy, while others require precision in language or movement. While pursuing perfection is important, discerning the appropriate level of accuracy for each situation is also a valuable skill.

The jobs introduced here tend to offer more opportunities to utilize attention to detail and accuracy. Explore where your thoroughness can create value.

48 jobs found.

Round Lacquerware Artisan

A traditional craft artisan who applies multiple layers of lacquer to round wooden vessels shaped from wood bases, finishing them through honing and polishing.

Fine Wood Manufacturer

Craftsman who handles everything from shaping components to finishing using high-grade timber (fine wood) for furniture and crafts. Utilizes precise wood processing techniques and aesthetic sense to manufacture custom orders and one-of-a-kind items.

Woodwind Instrument Maker

A profession that processes wood to manufacture parts and bodies of woodwind instruments such as recorders, flutes, and clarinets.

Wood-turner (excluding furniture and joinery manufacturing)

Wood-turners cut timber on a lathe to produce cylindrical or curved parts.

Tool Manufacturing Worker

A skilled trade that manufactures metal utensils, fittings, dies, etc., through processes such as machining, welding, heat treatment, grinding, and finishing.

Axle Manufacturing Worker

A job that processes and assembles axles (parts combining wheels and shafts) for vehicles and industrial machinery, ensuring quality.

Roll Lathe Operator

A job that involves cutting and grinding metal rolls using lathe machines in factories and other locations to achieve specified dimensions, shapes, and surface finishes.

Bowl (wan) Blank Maker

Specialist who shapes and polishes the wooden blank, the prototype of a wooden bowl, using lathe processing or hand tools.