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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information79
2.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates76
3.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work74
4.Interacting With Computers73
5.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public71
6.Controlling Machines and Processes69
Making Decisions and Solving Problems69
8.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events67
9.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings64
10.Training and Teaching Others63
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
79
53
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
76
51
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
74
60
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
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
73
49
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
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.
71
60
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
69
49
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
69
52
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
67
57
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.
64
55
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
63
42
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school