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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Nursery Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Handling and Moving Objects70
2.Getting Information64
3.Performing General Physical Activities63
4.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings60
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates58
6.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events57
7.Making Decisions and Solving Problems56
8.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships54
9.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work51
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information51
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed
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Job Activity Scores

Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
70
66
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
64
49
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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.
63
62
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
60
52
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
58
47
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
57
51
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
56
51
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
54
51
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
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
51
45
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
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
51
40
Estimate the size of household furnishings to be cratedEstimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disasterEstimate the amount of natural resources that lie beneath the world's oceans