Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product. Team assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them, rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May participate in making management decisions affecting the work. Includes team leaders who work as part of the team.
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?
Spreadsheet software
Presentation software
Electronic mail software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Specialty wrenches
Hydraulic press brake
Punches or nail sets or drifts
A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.
A tendency to be pleasant, helpful, and willing to assist others at work.
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
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Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (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 whole body is in motion.
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
Number of hours typically worked in one week.
How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?
To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?
How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?
What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?
How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?
How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?
How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?
How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?
How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?
How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?
How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?
How regular are the work schedules for this job?
How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?
How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?
How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?
How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?
Office suite software
Word processing software
Computer aided design CAD software
Torque wrenches
Calipers
Welder torch
Soldering iron
Plasma arc welding machine
Protective gloves
Power grinders
Height gauges
Feed or drive rollers
Spot welding machine
Deburring tool
Rubber mallet
Positioning jig
Power saws
Retaining ring pliers
Pipe or tube cutter
Hex keys
Power screwguns
Track cranes
Dial indicator or dial gauge
Mallets
Screwdrivers
Tape measures
Drill press or radial drill
Cold chisels
Machine end mill
Speed sensors
Induction heaters
Bearing fitting tool kits
Pick or place robots
Drilling machines
Compressed air gun
Manual press brake
Hoists
Sheet metal forming machine
Nut drivers
Acoustic ear muffs or defenders
Surface gauge
Jacks
Pullers
Jib crane
Sealant adhesive robots
Utility knives
Grinding wheels
Paint systems ovens
Glass vacuum moldings
Rolling press
Insertion tool
Welding masks
Power drills
Compasses
Squares
Squeegees or washers
Milling machines
Impact wrenches
Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe
Laboratory heaters
Bending machines
Rulers
Hydraulic cylinder or component repair kits
Sockets
Engine or vehicle stands
Ultrasonic examination equipment
Paint brushes
Resin guns
Force or torque sensors
Precision file
Metal markers or holders
Pallet trucks
Pneumatic drill
Tube bending machine
Ear plugs
Sledge hammer
Power riveter
Sine bar
Tube end finisher
Power planes
Paint rollers
Wire or cable cutter
Tungsten inert gas welding machine
Desktop computer
Swaging tools
Adjustable wrenches
Taper pin reamer
Hand reamer
Metal inert gas welding machine
Claw hammer
Power flaring tool
Level sensors or transmitters
Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine
Tumblers or polishers
Belt sander
Hacksaw
Ladders
Micrometers
Ratchets
Respirators
Bench vises
Hydraulic press frames
Vacuum pumps
Scaffolding
Pry bars
Safety glasses
Hand clamps
Scribers
Forklifts
Welding robots
Wedges
Turnbuckles
Locking pliers
Power chippers
Protractors
Spanner wrenches
Feeler gauges
Heat guns
Needlenose pliers
Power sanders
Tensiometers
A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work.
A tendency to seek out, enjoy, and be energized by social interaction at work.
A tendency to be careful, deliberate, and risk-avoidant when making work-related decisions or doing work.
A tendency to be honest and ethical at work.
A tendency to be open to and comfortable with change, new experiences, or ideas at work.
A tendency to lead, take charge, offer opinions, and provide direction at work.
A tendency to exhibit determination and resolve to perform or complete tasks in the face of difficult circumstances or obstacles at work.
A tendency to cope and function effectively in stressful situations at work.
A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.
A tendency to be modest and humble when interacting with others at work.
A tendency to remain calm and composed and to manage emotions effectively in response to criticism or difficult situations at work.
A tendency to exhibit a positive attitude and positive emotions at work, even under difficult circumstances.
A tendency to show concern for others and be sensitive to others' needs and feelings at work.
A tendency to be proactive and take on extra responsibilities and tasks that may fall outside of one's required work role.
A tendency to believe in one's work-related capabilities and ability to control one's work-related outcomes.
A tendency to be genuine and sincere in interactions with others at work, without concern for personal gain or self-interest.
A tendency to seek out and acquire new work-related knowledge and obtain a deep understanding of work-related subjects.
A tendency to be comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty at work.
A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
