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Your profession: Thermometer maker (m/f)

Professional activities

Thermometer makers specialising in producing thermometers using hand blown glass produce basic thermometers using ready-made glass tubes.

Thermometer makers specialising in thermometer calibration produce temperature scales for thermometers different types. They control the fluid level and calibrate the relevant thermometer.

Fields of work

Thermometer makers work, depending on their specialism, for example,

  • in companies which produce, process and enhance glass and technical glass goods
  • in companies which produce, process and enhance precision and optical products
  • in the repair of Thermometers

The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).