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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Plasterers and Stucco Masons. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing General Physical Activities85
2.Handling and Moving Objects80
3.Getting Information75
4.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events74
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems73
6.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material71
7.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates69
8.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work62
Scheduling Work and Activities62
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information62
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

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.
85
79
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
80
84
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.
75
46
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
74
52
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.
73
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
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
71
48
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
69
62
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.
62
58
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
Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
62
55
Make appointments for patients using a predetermined schedulePrepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store"Schedule a complex conference program with multiple, parallel sessions"
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.
62
46
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