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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Dishwashers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Learning Strategies59
2.Speaking58
3.Equipment Maintenance55
Active Listening55
5.Instructing54
6.Service Orientation52
7.Operation Monitoring51
Reading Comprehension51
9.Quality Control Analysis50
* Importance out of 100

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

Skill Area Scores

Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
59
46
Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworkerIdentify an alternative approach that might help trainees who are having difficultiesApply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
58
31
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
55
45
Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning lightClean moving parts in production machineryConduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
55
34
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
54
32
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
52
36
Ask customers if they would like cups of coffee"Make flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation system"Direct relief agency operations in a disaster area
Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
51
35
Monitor completion times while running a computer programMonitor machine functions on an automated production lineMonitor and integrate control feedback in a petrochemical processing facility to maintain production flow
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
51
36
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
50
37
Inspect a draft memorandum for clerical errorsMeasure new part requisitions for tolerance to specificationsDevelop procedures to test a prototype of a new computer system