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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Boilermakers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes88
2.Getting Information87
3.Handling and Moving Objects86
4.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material83
5.Performing General Physical Activities82
6.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment81
7.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment80
8.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates79
9.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events78
10.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings77
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
88
77
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
87
53
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
86
88
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
83
62
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
82
84
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
81
81
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
80
59
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
79
68
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
78
63
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
77
71
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care