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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes79
2.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material74
3.Getting Information73
4.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events69
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems68
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates67
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings67
8.Handling and Moving Objects65
9.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards63
10.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment62
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed
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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).
79
79
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
74
59
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
73
44
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
69
49
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
68
62
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
67
54
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
67
53
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
65
69
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
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.
63
48
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
62
59
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine