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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Stonemasons. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Handling and Moving Objects91
Performing General Physical Activities91
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates79
4.Training and Teaching Others73
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others73
6.Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information70
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material70
Getting Information70
9.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships68
10.Making Decisions and Solving Problems66
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
91
94
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
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.
91
91
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
79
68
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
73
58
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
73
62
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
70
50
Estimate the size of household furnishings to be cratedEstimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disasterEstimate the amount of natural resources that lie beneath the world's oceans
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
70
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.
70
35
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
68
68
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
66
58
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan