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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes90
2.Performing General Physical Activities84
3.Documenting/Recording Information82
Interacting With Computers82
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates80
6.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material79
7.Processing Information78
8.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards76
9.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment75
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events75
* 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).
90
86
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
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.
84
86
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
82
69
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
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
82
60
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
80
71
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
79
65
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
78
69
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
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.
76
70
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
75
61
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
75
58
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug