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| Tasks |
| Tends pumps,
compressors, and generators to provide power for tools, machinery, and
equipment or to heat and move materials such as asphalt. |
| Mops, brushes,
or spreads paints, cleaning solutions or other compounds over surfaces
to clean or provide protection. |
| Cleans
construction site to eliminate possible hazards. |
| Tends machine
that pumps concrete, grout, cement, sand, plaster or stucco through
spray-gun for application to ceilings and walls. |
| Lubricates,
cleans, and repairs machinery, equipment, and tools. |
| Sprays materials
such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco through hose to
clean, coat, or seal surfaces. |
| Mixes
ingredients to create compounds, used to cover or clean surfaces. |
| Razes buildings
and salvages useful materials. |
| Loads and
unloads trucks and hauls and hoists materials. |
| Mixes concrete,
using portable mixer. |
| Erects and
disassembles scaffolding, shoring, braces, and other temporary
structures. |
| Grinds, scrapes,
sands, or polishes surfaces, such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood
flooring, using abrasive tools or machines. |
| Builds and
positions forms for pouring concrete and dismantles forms after use,
using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts. |
| Signals
equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of
machinery, equipment, and materials. |
| Digs ditches and
levels earth to grade specifications, using pick and shovel. |
| Positions,
joins, aligns, and seals structural components, such as concrete wall
sections and pipes. |
| Applies caulking
compounds by hand or with caulking gun to seal crevices. |
| Smooth and
finishes freshly poured cement or concrete, using float, trowel, screed,
or powered cement finishing tool. |
| Measures, marks,
and records openings and distances to lay out area to be graded or to
erect building structures. |
| Skills |
Skills
Definitions |
| Equipment
Selection |
Determining the
kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job |
| Knowledge |
Knowledge
Definitions |
| Building and
Construction |
Knowledge of
materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects,
structures, and buildings |
| Mechanical |
Knowledge of
machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and
maintenance |
| Engineering and
Technology |
Knowledge of
equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion,
light, power, technology, and other applications |
| Design |
Knowledge of
design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the
production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and
models |
| Mathematics |
Knowledge of
numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic,
algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications |
| Abilities |
Abilities
Definitions |
| Static Strength |
The ability to
exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects |
| Trunk Strength |
The ability to
use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body
repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing |
| Manual Dexterity |
The ability to
quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its
arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects |
| Explosive
Strength |
The ability to
use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or
sprinting), or to throw an object |
| Multilimb
Coordination |
The ability to
coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (for example, two
arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or
lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the body
is in motion |
| Speed of Limb
Movement |
The ability to
quickly move the arms or legs |
| Stamina |
The ability to
exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting
winded or out of breath |
The Interests are areas
that individuals generally like or dislike.
| Interests |
Interests
Definitions |
| Realistic |
Realistic
occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical,
hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals,
and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the
occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of
paperwork or working closely with others. |
Work Values are global aspects of work that are
important to a person's satisfaction.
| Generalized
Work Activities |
Generalized
Work Activities Definitions |
| Performing General
Physical Activities |
Performing
physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in
climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities
often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the
physical handling of materials. |
| Handling and
Moving Objects |
Using one's own
hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving
materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards. |
| Controlling
Machines and Processes |
Using either
control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or
processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
| Monitor Processes,
Material,Surroundings |
Monitoring and
reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to
detect problems or to find out when things are finished. |
| Repairing &
Maintaining Mech. Equip. |
Fixing, servicing,
aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving
parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical
(not electronic) principles. |
| Inspecting
Equipment,Structures,Material |
Inspecting or
diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of
errors or other problems or defects. |
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