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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Tool and Die Makers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes79
2.Getting Information74
3.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge64
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards64
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems63
6.Handling and Moving Objects61
7.Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment60
8.Thinking Creatively59
9.Interacting With Computers55
10.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events53
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
79
83
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
74
48
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
64
71
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
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
51
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
63
60
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
61
65
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.
60
57
Specify the lighting for a work areaSpecify the furnishings for a new schoolDraw the electronic circuitry for a high-speed scientific computer
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
59
64
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
55
37
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
53
46
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug