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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Carpet Installers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing General Physical Activities85
2.Training and Teaching Others79
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates75
4.Handling and Moving Objects73
5.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People70
Getting Information70
7.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public65
8.Coaching and Developing Others59
9.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment57
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material57
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

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.
85
80
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
79
36
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
75
49
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
73
77
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
70
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
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
70
31
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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.
65
41
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
59
46
Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipmentProvide on-the-job training for clerical workersCoach a college athletic team
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
57
38
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
57
44
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor