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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material75
2.Performing General Physical Activities74
3.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment71
4.Handling and Moving Objects67
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates63
Getting Information63
7.Making Decisions and Solving Problems60
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events60
9.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment58
Controlling Machines and Processes58
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
75
48
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
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
70
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
71
64
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
67
78
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
63
41
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
63
41
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
60
45
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
60
42
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
58
39
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
58
57
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine