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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes84
2.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment76
3.Getting Information71
4.Handling and Moving Objects70
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material70
6.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events68
7.Performing General Physical Activities67
8.Training and Teaching Others66
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work66
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings66
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
84
82
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
76
72
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
71
39
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
70
76
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
70
52
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
68
46
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
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.
67
54
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
66
44
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
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
66
64
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
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
66
54
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care