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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing General Physical Activities61
2.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates60
3.Getting Information59
4.Assisting and Caring for Others55
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships55
Controlling Machines and Processes55
7.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work53
8.Handling and Moving Objects52
9.Making Decisions and Solving Problems51
10.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others50
* Importance out of 100

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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.
61
47
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
60
44
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
59
35
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
55
42
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
55
50
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
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
55
41
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
53
42
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
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
52
61
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
51
43
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.
50
42
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex