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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Machinists. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes81
2.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates70
3.Handling and Moving Objects68
Getting Information68
5.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings64
6.Making Decisions and Solving Problems63
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material63
8.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People58
9.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events56
10.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge54
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed
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Job Activity Scores

Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
81
82
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
70
57
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
68
71
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
68
42
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
64
54
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
63
53
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
63
50
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
58
42
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
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
56
34
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
54
58
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology