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Tobacco preparers and tobacco products makers prepare tobacco leaves and make various tobacco products. Their tasks include: a) grading cured tobacco leaves by type, quality and locality where grown; b) mixing tobacco leaves according to formula to obtain a blend of distinct flavor; c) tending vacuum container which moistens tobacco for further processing; d) removing midribs and stalks from tobacco leaves and shredding tobacco; e) making cigars, cigarettes, snuff and other tobacco products by hand or with simple machines. Examples of the occupations classified here: Cigar/cigarettes maker, Snuff maker, Tobacco blender, Tobacco conditioner operator, Tobacco cutting machine operator, Tobacco preparer, Tobacco stripper (hand), Tobacco stripper (machine), Tobacco/cigar grader Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Cigar production machine- operator - 8160, Cigarette production machine operator – 8160