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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Patternmakers, Wood. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information90
2.Controlling Machines and Processes80
3.Handling and Moving Objects64
4.Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment62
5.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material61
6.Making Decisions and Solving Problems60
7.Performing General Physical Activities57
Thinking Creatively57
9.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge56
10.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates54
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
90
39
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
80
76
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
64
78
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
62
53
Specify the lighting for a work areaSpecify the furnishings for a new schoolDraw the electronic circuitry for a high-speed scientific computer
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
61
41
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
60
46
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
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.
57
48
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
57
50
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
56
47
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
54
41
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies