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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Making Decisions and Solving Problems86
2.Assisting and Caring for Others85
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events85
4.Getting Information84
5.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public83
6.Performing General Physical Activities81
7.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates79
8.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material77
9.Training and Teaching Others76
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others76
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
86
72
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.
85
83
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
85
69
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
84
56
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
83
73
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
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.
81
80
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
79
68
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
77
61
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
76
64
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
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
76
70
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex