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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Nursery and Greenhouse Managers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Making Decisions and Solving Problems93
2.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates88
3.Getting Information87
4.Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates83
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others83
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work83
Scheduling Work and Activities83
Thinking Creatively83
9.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events81
10.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings80
* Importance out of 100

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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.
93
74
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
88
63
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
87
67
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
83
74
Work occasionally as a backup supervisorSupervise a small number of subordinates in a well-paid industryManage a severely downsized unit
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
83
75
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
83
71
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
Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
83
63
Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedulePrepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store"Schedule a complex conference program with multiple, parallel sessions"
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
83
73
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
81
62
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
80
78
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care