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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing General Physical Activities85
2.Getting Information81
3.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material74
4.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings73
5.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment72
6.Handling and Moving Objects70
7.Processing Information69
8.Training and Teaching Others67
9.Interacting With Computers64
10.Making Decisions and Solving Problems61
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

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.
85
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.
81
65
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
74
68
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
73
61
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
72
53
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
70
82
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
69
54
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
67
47
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
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
64
26
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
61
48
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan