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Learn about the most important job activities for Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization81
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge81
3.Documenting/Recording Information79
4.Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment77
5.Getting Information76
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates75
7.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships73
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment73
Making Decisions and Solving Problems73
10.Interacting With Computers70
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
81
55
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
81
72
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
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
79
44
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
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.
77
70
Use knobs to adjust a television pictureMake repairs by removing and replacing circuit boardsUse complex test equipment to calibrate electronic equipment
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
76
49
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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
55
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
73
63
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
73
44
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
73
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
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
70
45
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company