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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Making Decisions and Solving Problems80
2.Handling and Moving Objects71
3.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public69
4.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships68
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge68
Thinking Creatively68
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material68
8.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work67
9.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment64
10.Getting Information63
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed
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Job Activity Scores

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
80
62
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
71
74
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
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.
69
61
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
68
58
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
68
62
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
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
68
61
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
68
52
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
67
67
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
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.
64
60
"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.
63
58
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws