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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information76
2.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material75
3.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events71
4.Handling and Moving Objects61
5.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings60
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates59
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work59
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards59
9.Assisting and Caring for Others58
Making Decisions and Solving Problems58
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
76
46
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
75
33
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
71
60
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
61
58
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.
60
40
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
59
41
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
59
50
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
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
59
34
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
58
43
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
58
30
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan