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Learn about the most important job activities for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates74
Performing General Physical Activities74
3.Controlling Machines and Processes73
Handling and Moving Objects73
5.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material70
6.Making Decisions and Solving Problems69
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings69
8.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment63
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People63
10.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards61
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

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
69
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
74
77
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
73
73
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
73
84
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
70
65
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
69
77
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
69
77
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
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.
63
64
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
63
67
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
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.
61
64
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion