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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Electro-Mechanical Technicians. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings88
2.Getting Information78
3.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events76
4.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material75
5.Processing Information72
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates70
Controlling Machines and Processes70
8.Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment69
9.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge68
10.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People67
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
88
60
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
78
37
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
56
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
75
58
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
72
49
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
70
51
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
70
60
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
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.
69
70
Use knobs to adjust a television pictureMake repairs by removing and replacing circuit boardsUse complex test equipment to calibrate electronic equipment
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
68
54
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
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
67
47
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work