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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Occupational Therapist Aides. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates77
2.Assisting and Caring for Others76
3.Documenting/Recording Information75
4.Performing General Physical Activities73
5.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships70
6.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work69
Making Decisions and Solving Problems69
8.Handling and Moving Objects68
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge68
10.Getting Information61
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
77
55
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
76
58
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
75
51
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
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.
73
59
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
70
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
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
69
65
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
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
69
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.
68
62
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
68
56
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
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
61
46
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws