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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing General Physical Activities76
2.Handling and Moving Objects75
3.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material69
4.Getting Information67
5.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment64
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards64
7.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates61
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events61
9.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge60
10.Controlling Machines and Processes56
* Importance out of 100

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

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.
76
65
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
75
73
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.
69
50
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.
67
33
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
64
40
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
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.
64
40
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
61
49
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.
61
43
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
60
54
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
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
56
56
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine