Metal Fitters and Machinists

43%

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

37%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

36%

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

36%

Talking to others.

36%

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

34%

Reading work related information.

34%

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

34%

Controlling equipment or systems.

34%

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

34%

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

32%

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

32%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

32%

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

30%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

29%

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

29%

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

27%

Teaching people how to do something.

25%

Looking for ways to help people.

23%

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

21%

Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

73%

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

72%

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

56%

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

54%

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

53%

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

52%

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

51%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

49%

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

49%

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

48%

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

47%

Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

46%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

45%

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.

44%

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

44%

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

40%

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

38%

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

38%

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

36%

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

35%

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

100%

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

71%

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

43%

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

38%

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

24%

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

14%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

71%

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

48%

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

48%

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

43%

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

33%

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

33%

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.