Waste Water and Water Plant Operators

52%

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

50%

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

48%

Controlling equipment or systems.

48%

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

46%

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

46%

Reading work related information.

45%

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

45%

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

45%

Fixing machines or systems.

43%

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

43%

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

43%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

43%

Talking to others.

41%

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

41%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

39%

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

39%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

39%

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

39%

Teaching people how to do something.

37%

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

78%

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

72%

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

70%

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

68%

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

68%

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

67%

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

65%

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

63%

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

62%

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

62%

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

61%

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

61%

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

60%

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

60%

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

58%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

58%

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

54%

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

51%

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

50%

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

43%

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

90%

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

52%

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

33%

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

29%

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

19%

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

14%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

81%

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.

67%

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.

43%

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

40%

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

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.

33%

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.