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Job ActivitiesAbilitiesJob ConditionsWork SatisfactionEducation/Training

Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Control Precision78
2.Information Ordering73
3.Manual Dexterity70
4.Written Comprehension68
5.Problem Sensitivity60
6.Near Vision55
7.Extent Flexibility53
8.Trunk Strength50
Static Strength50
Arm-Hand Steadiness50
* Importance out of 100

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

Ability Area Scores

Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
78
50
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switchAdjust farm tractor controlsDrill a tooth
Information Ordering
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
73
44
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
70
47
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
68
44
Understand signs on the highwayUnderstand an apartment leaseUnderstand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
60
41
Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't workRecognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occurRecognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
55
47
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
53
41
Reach for a microphone in a patrol carReach for a box on a high warehouse shelfWork under the dashboard of a car
Trunk Strength
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
50
34
Sit up in an office chairShovel snow for half an hourDo 100 sit-ups
Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
50
44
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
50
37
Light a candleThread a needleCut facets in a diamond