Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991

• J - Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
• J1 - Machine Operators in Manufacturing
• J19 - Machining, Metalworking, Woodworking and Related Machine Operators

J192 - Forging Machine Operators

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with operating various forging machinery to form and shape metal into desired shapes and sizes and impart desired metallurgical characteristics.

• Example Titles

  • Air-hammer operator, forging
  • Bending machine operator, forging
  • Bending-roll operator, forging
  • Board-hammer operator, forging
  • Bolt-machine operator, forging
  • Bulldozer operator, forging
  • Cold drawn operator, forging
  • Cold header, forging
  • Cold press operator, forging
  • Cold-header operator, forging
  • Die forger
  • Die-machine operator, forging
  • Drop-forge operator
  • Drop-hammer operator, forging
  • Drop-press operator, forging
  • Flanging-press operator, forging
  • Forge operator
  • Forger
  • Forging press operator
  • Frame bender, forging
  • Gang-press operator, forging
  • Hammer driver, forging
  • Hammer operator, forging
  • Hammer runner, forging
  • Header operator, forging
  • Header-machine operator, forging
  • Hot bender, forging
  • Hot press operator, forging
  • Manipulator operator, forging
  • Power-hammer operator, forging
  • Press smith, forging
  • Restrike-hammer operator, forging
  • Roll-forger
  • Spring forger
  • Springmaker, forging
  • Steam-hammer operator, forging
  • Swager, forging
  • Trip hammer operator, forging
  • Upsetter operator, forging
  • Upsetting-machine operator, forging

• Exclusion

  • Foremen/women, forging machine operators (See J026 Supervisors, Other Mechanical and Metal Products Manufacturing)
  • Workers forging metal by hand or setting dies in forging machines (See H325 Blacksmiths and Die Setters)