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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information63
2.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others62
3.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material59
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems57
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events57
6.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People54
7.Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others53
8.Handling and Moving Objects52
Scheduling Work and Activities52
* 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.
63
41
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
62
45
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
59
34
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.
57
33
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
57
47
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
54
29
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
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
53
45
Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too longGet two subordinates to agree about vacation schedulesNegotiate a major labor-management contract
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
52
45
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
52
36
Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedulePrepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store"Schedule a complex conference program with multiple, parallel sessions"