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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Environmental Engineers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards91
2.Getting Information82
3.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings78
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems75
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates74
Interacting With Computers74
7.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization72
8.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events69
9.Analyzing Data or Information67
Processing Information67
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

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.
91
70
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
82
67
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
78
63
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
75
61
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.
74
72
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
74
48
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
72
67
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
69
62
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
67
63
Determine the location of a lost orderDetermine the interest cost to finance a new buildingAnalyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
67
67
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report