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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Continuous Mining Machine Operators. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes96
2.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment92
3.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment71
4.Handling and Moving Objects67
5.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings63
6.Performing General Physical Activities54
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

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).
96
69
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
92
62
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
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.
71
55
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
67
57
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
63
31
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
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.
54
40
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity