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Common Work Activities

Work Activities & Required Proficiency Explanation

 

Find out the types of activities that you may be performing for the selected profession. Will you spend most of your time researching products or analyzing data? Will a typical day involve operating heavy machinery or negotiating business deals?

Each work activity is given two scores of 0-100. The first score indicates how important a given activity is for success in the profession. The second score indicates the proficiency level needed. The proficiency score is accompanied by a scale that helps you interpret the score.

 

Work Activity Scores

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
94
84
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
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
85
77
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
83
66
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
81
77
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
80
71
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"
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
80
72
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
78
61
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
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
77
83
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
77
67
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.
75
71
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
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