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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Furniture Finishers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Active Listening68
2.Equipment Maintenance62
3.Troubleshooting59
Equipment Selection59
5.Management of Material Resources55
Speaking55
7.Coordination52
Learning Strategies52
9.Repairing50
* Importance out of 100

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

Skill Area Scores

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.
68
50
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
62
41
Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning lightClean moving parts in production machineryConduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft
Troubleshooting
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
59
44
Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machineIdentify the circuit causing an electrical system to failDirect the debugging of control code for a new operating system
Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
59
48
Select a screwdriver to use in adjusting a vehicle's carburetorChoose a software application to use to complete a work assignmentIdentify the equipment needed to produce a new product line
Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
55
40
Rent a meeting room for a management meetingEvaluate an annual uniform service contract for delivery driversDetermine the computer system needs of a large corporation and monitor use of the equipment
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
55
30
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
52
44
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
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
52
42
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
Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
50
39
Tighten a screw to get a door to close properlyReplace a faulty hydraulic valveRepair structural damage after an earthquake