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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Funeral Attendants. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public82
2.Assisting and Caring for Others78
3.Getting Information75
4.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships69
5.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization67
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates66
7.Handling and Moving Objects62
8.Making Decisions and Solving Problems61
9.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events60
10.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment57
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
82
69
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
78
71
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
75
53
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
69
64
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your 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.
67
55
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
66
52
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
62
64
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
61
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
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
60
49
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
57
36
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind