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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Log Graders and Scalers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information94
2.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment91
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates88
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems86
5.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public83
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People83
7.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work82
8.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings80
9.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization77
Documenting/Recording Information77
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

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.
94
64
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
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
91
52
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
88
68
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
86
67
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
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.
83
67
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
83
60
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
82
77
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
80
65
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
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.
77
61
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
77
47
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications