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Peer reviewedKeefe, Jeffrey H. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1991
Analysis of data from "Industry Wage Surveys of Machinery Manufacturers" on the skill levels of 57 machining jobs found that introduction of numerically controlled machine tools has resulted in a very small reduction in skill levels or no significant change, supporting neither the deskilling argument nor argument that skill levels…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Machine Tools, Machinery Industry
Peer reviewedReneau, Fred W.; Noel, Rita – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1986
Defines tasks, duties, tools, and equipment used by numerical control programmers and operators. Provides educators with competencies that should be included in training programs. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Computers, Input Output Devices, Job Analysis, Job Skills
Stanton, Michael; And Others – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1985
Three reports on the effects of high technology on the nature of work include (1) Stanton on applications and implications of computer-aided design for engineers, drafters, and architects; (2) Nardone on the outlook and training of numerical-control machine tool operators; and (3) Austin and Drake on the future of clerical occupations in automated…
Descriptors: Drafting, Emerging Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
