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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material76
Getting Information76
3.Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment75
4.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events73
5.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge72
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards72
7.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings71
8.Making Decisions and Solving Problems68
9.Handling and Moving Objects66
10.Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment65
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
76
52
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
76
53
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
75
68
Use knobs to adjust a television pictureMake repairs by removing and replacing circuit boardsUse complex test equipment to calibrate electronic equipment
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
73
59
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
72
68
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
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
47
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
71
64
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
68
50
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.
66
72
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
65
38
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind