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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Bookbinders. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information72
2.Handling and Moving Objects71
3.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events60
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems55
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People55
6.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships54
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material54
8.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others53
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work53
10.Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information52
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
72
43
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
71
67
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
60
45
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
55
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
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
55
45
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
54
57
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
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
54
52
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
53
43
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
53
55
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
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.
52
39
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