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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Equipment Selection66
2.Mathematics64
3.Active Listening60
4.Time Management57
Instructing57
6.Critical Thinking50
* Importance out of 100

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

Skill Area Scores

Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
66
59
Select a screwdriver to use in adjusting a vehicle's carburetorChoose a software application to use to complete a work assignmentIdentify the equipment needed to produce a new product line
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
64
60
Count the amount of change to be given to a customerCalculate the square footage of a new home under constructionDevelop a mathematical model to simulate and resolve an engineering problem
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
60
45
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
57
52
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
57
58
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
50
47
Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being lateEvaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responsesWrite legal brief challenging a federal law