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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization75
2.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public74
3.Handling and Moving Objects72
4.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings70
5.Scheduling Work and Activities69
6.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material67
7.Documenting/Recording Information65
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work65
9.Getting Information64
10.Training and Teaching Others63
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
75
68
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
74
76
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
72
72
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
70
67
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
69
65
Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedulePrepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store"Schedule a complex conference program with multiple, parallel sessions"
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
67
68
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
65
48
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
65
63
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
64
42
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
63
47
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