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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Nursery Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Active Listening65
2.Equipment Maintenance63
3.Coordination60
Speaking60
5.Time Management58
Repairing58
7.Instructing57
8.Operation and Control56
9.Quality Control Analysis53
Mathematics53
* Importance out of 100

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

Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
65
47
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
63
56
Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning lightClean moving parts in production machineryConduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
60
54
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
60
44
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
58
53
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
58
44
Tighten a screw to get a door to close properlyReplace a faulty hydraulic valveRepair structural damage after an earthquake
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
57
50
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
56
41
Adjust the settings on a copy machine to make reduced size photocopiesAdjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the type of product being assembledControl aircraft approach and landing at a large airport during a busy period
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
53
45
Inspect a draft memorandum for clerical errorsMeasure new part requisitions for tolerance to specificationsDevelop procedures to test a prototype of a new computer system
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
53
45
Count the amount of change to be given to a customerCalculate the square footage of a new home under constructionDevelop a mathematical model to simulate and resolve an engineering problem