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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Commercial Pilots. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment94
2.Getting Information87
3.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings80
4.Controlling Machines and Processes79
Making Decisions and Solving Problems79
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material79
7.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge78
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards78
9.Processing Information77
10.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events70
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
94
90
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
87
61
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
80
71
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
79
78
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
79
72
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
79
59
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
78
71
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
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.
78
57
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
77
61
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
70
62
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug