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Job Conditions

Learn about the most important job conditions for Electrical Engineering Technicians.
Importance*More Info
1.Indoors, Environmentally Controlled100
2.Importance of Being Exact or Accurate87
3.Contact With Others73
4.Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle Objects, Tools, or Controls71
Coordinate or Lead Others71
6.Spend Time Sitting66
7.Importance of Repeating Same Tasks63
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results63
9.Consequence of Error60
10.Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable53
* Importance out of 100

Job Condition Scores

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
100
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
87
Contact With Others
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
73
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle Objects, Tools, or Controls
How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
71
Coordinate or Lead Others
How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
71
Spend Time Sitting
How much does this job require sitting?
66
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
63
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
63
Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
60
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
53