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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Operation Monitoring83
Instructing83
3.Quality Control Analysis76
4.Speaking75
5.Active Listening72
6.Operation and Control70
Learning Strategies70
8.Coordination68
9.Active Learning67
Reading Comprehension67
* Importance out of 100

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

Skill Area Scores

Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
83
71
Monitor completion times while running a computer programMonitor machine functions on an automated production lineMonitor and integrate control feedback in a petrochemical processing facility to maintain production flow
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
83
65
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
76
63
Inspect a draft memorandum for clerical errorsMeasure new part requisitions for tolerance to specificationsDevelop procedures to test a prototype of a new computer system
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
75
52
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
72
50
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
70
56
Adjust the settings on a copy machine to make reduced size photocopiesAdjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the type of product being assembledControl aircraft approach and landing at a large airport during a busy period
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
70
64
Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworkerIdentify an alternative approach that might help trainees who are having difficultiesApply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
68
64
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
67
59
Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunitiesDetermine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirementsIdentify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
67
56
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures