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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Signal and Track Switch Repairers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment92
2.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material90
3.Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment83
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events83
5.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards80
6.Making Decisions and Solving Problems77
7.Getting Information76
8.Handling and Moving Objects75
9.Performing General Physical Activities72
10.Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings71
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

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.
92
78
Use knobs to adjust a television pictureMake repairs by removing and replacing circuit boardsUse complex test equipment to calibrate electronic equipment
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
90
60
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
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.
83
68
"Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools"Adjust a grandfather clockOverhaul a power plant turbine
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
83
63
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
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.
80
55
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
77
58
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
76
48
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.
75
76
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
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.
72
74
Walk between work stations in a small officePaint the outside of a houseClimb up and down poles to install electricity
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