Fitter-Welders

45%

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

45%

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

43%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

43%

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

41%

Controlling equipment or systems.

41%

Reading work related information.

41%

Teaching people how to do something.

39%

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

37%

Using maths to solve problems.

37%

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

36%

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

36%

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

36%

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

34%

Talking to others.

34%

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

34%

Fixing machines or systems.

34%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

32%

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

32%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

29%

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

88%

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

80%

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

69%

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

55%

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

55%

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

54%

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

54%

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

53%

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

52%

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

52%

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

51%

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

48%

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

48%

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

47%

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

46%

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

43%

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

40%

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

39%

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

36%

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

34%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

100%

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

48%

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.

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 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.

67%

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%

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

43%

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%

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.

38%

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

38%

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.