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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Marking Clerks. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates73
2.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others71
3.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships65
4.Handling and Moving Objects64
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work64
6.Training and Teaching Others63
7.Developing and Building Teams62
8.Performing General Physical Activities57
9.Getting Information56
10.Interacting With Computers55
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
73
50
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
71
50
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
65
60
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
64
61
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
64
51
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
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
63
43
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
Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
62
39
Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignmentLead an assembly team in an automobile plantLead a large team to design and build a new aircraft
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.
57
45
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.
56
28
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
55
39
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