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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Petroleum Engineers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Making Decisions and Solving Problems90
2.Analyzing Data or Information84
3.Getting Information81
4.Processing Information79
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates75
6.Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information74
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events74
8.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work73
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings73
10.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards72
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
90
77
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
84
74
Determine the location of a lost orderDetermine the interest cost to finance a new buildingAnalyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
81
69
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
79
73
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
75
73
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
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.
74
68
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
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
74
68
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
73
75
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
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
73
68
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
72
67
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion