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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Printing Machine Operators. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Controlling Machines and Processes80
2.Getting Information72
3.Handling and Moving Objects71
4.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material70
5.Performing General Physical Activities68
6.Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information66
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events66
8.Making Decisions and Solving Problems64
9.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates62
10.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment61
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
80
75
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
72
44
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
71
73
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
70
54
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
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.
68
62
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
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.
66
44
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.
66
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.
64
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
62
47
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
61
56
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine