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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Glaziers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Handling and Moving Objects82
2.Performing General Physical Activities74
3.Getting Information71
4.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates69
5.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization62
6.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material56
7.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards54
8.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment52
Making Decisions and Solving Problems52
10.Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information50
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
82
84
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
74
72
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
71
36
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
69
51
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
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.
62
52
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
56
47
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.
54
44
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
52
34
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
52
39
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
50
39
Estimate the size of household furnishings to be cratedEstimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disasterEstimate the amount of natural resources that lie beneath the world's oceans