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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Farmers and Ranchers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
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1.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment79
Controlling Machines and Processes79
3.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings76
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems75
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material75
6.Getting Information73
7.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment71
8.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge69
9.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work66
10.Handling and Moving Objects65
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
79
58
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
79
67
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
76
58
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
75
67
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
75
51
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
73
54
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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
62
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
69
62
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
66
65
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
65
76
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line