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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings84
2.Controlling Machines and Processes81
3.Getting Information79
4.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events78
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates74
6.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material73
7.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards70
8.Training and Teaching Others69
Documenting/Recording Information69
10.Making Decisions and Solving Problems66
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
84
53
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
81
63
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
79
58
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.
78
64
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
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
51
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
73
58
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
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.
70
50
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
69
45
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
69
40
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
66
51
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan