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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Medical Appliance Technicians. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates89
Getting Information89
3.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material88
4.Handling and Moving Objects87
5.Thinking Creatively82
6.Scheduling Work and Activities79
7.Making Decisions and Solving Problems75
8.Assisting and Caring for Others74
9.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge73
10.Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment72
* 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.
89
58
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.
89
61
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
88
58
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
87
79
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
82
55
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
79
50
Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedulePrepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store"Schedule a complex conference program with multiple, parallel sessions"
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
75
49
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
74
60
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
73
61
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
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.
72
38
Specify the lighting for a work areaSpecify the furnishings for a new schoolDraw the electronic circuitry for a high-speed scientific computer