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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Locomotive Firers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings96
2.Getting Information92
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates75
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material75
5.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment67
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events67
7.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards50
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
96
55
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
92
45
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.
75
33
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.
75
45
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
67
57
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
67
31
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
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.
50
33
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion