Other Stationary Plant Operators

50%

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

50%

Fixing machines or systems.

48%

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

46%

Controlling equipment or systems.

45%

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

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%

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

43%

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

43%

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

43%

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

43%

Reading work related information.

43%

Talking to others.

43%

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

43%

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

39%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

39%

Teaching people how to do something.

39%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

37%

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

30%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

83%

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

79%

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

72%

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

70%

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

68%

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

68%

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

66%

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

65%

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

64%

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

63%

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

61%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

60%

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

59%

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

59%

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

59%

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

56%

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

56%

Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing electronic devices and equipment.

55%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

53%

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

47%

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

100%

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

67%

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

62%

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

33%

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

19%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

14%

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

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.

67%

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.

52%

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.

52%

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

38%

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

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.