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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Brickmasons and Blockmasons. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information77
2.Performing General Physical Activities74
3.Handling and Moving Objects73
4.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material69
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems63
6.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others58
7.Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment57
8.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates55
9.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work54
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

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77
38
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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.
74
70
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
73
79
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
69
44
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
63
48
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
58
62
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
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.
57
40
Specify the lighting for a work areaSpecify the furnishings for a new schoolDraw the electronic circuitry for a high-speed scientific computer
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
55
44
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
54
51
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
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
53
45
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug