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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information79
2.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events76
3.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment69
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems66
5.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material64
6.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships63
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment63
Controlling Machines and Processes63
9.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates62
Handling and Moving Objects62
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
79
57
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.
76
50
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
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.
69
63
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
66
51
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.
64
45
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
63
62
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
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
63
58
Use knobs to adjust a television pictureMake repairs by removing and replacing circuit boardsUse complex test equipment to calibrate electronic equipment
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
63
65
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
62
56
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
62
72
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line