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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Molding and Casting Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information72
2.Performing General Physical Activities71
3.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material67
4.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates66
5.Handling and Moving Objects64
6.Making Decisions and Solving Problems63
7.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings62
8.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People61
9.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards59
10.Training and Teaching Others58
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
72
46
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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.
71
55
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
67
51
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
66
47
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.
64
77
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
63
55
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
62
55
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
61
52
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
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.
59
42
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
58
39
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