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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Mechanical Engineering Technicians. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information84
2.Interacting With Computers81
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates77
4.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events66
5.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards63
6.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships61
Documenting/Recording Information61
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment61
Making Decisions and Solving Problems61
10.Controlling Machines and Processes58
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
84
46
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.
81
44
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
77
63
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
66
49
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.
63
48
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
61
57
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
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
61
42
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
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
61
49
Specify the lighting for a work areaSpecify the furnishings for a new schoolDraw the electronic circuitry for a high-speed scientific computer
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
61
48
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
58
61
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine