In accordance with the current ETKS, which establishes a professional standard, the features of the functions that an employee can perform directly depend on his professional category. In general, representatives of this specialty perform the following labor duties:
- oxygen cutting of all types of metals and alloys under water;
- cutting of simple and complex workpieces from steels, as well as alloys and other metals;
- maintenance and minor repairs of equipment;
- cutting metal structures during their dismantling;
- remelting metals.