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Carpet Installers
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Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.
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Abilities
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Trunk Strength| | 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. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Information Ordering| | 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). |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | 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. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Depth Perception| | 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. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | 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). |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Originality| | 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. |
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Perceptual Speed| | 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. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Response Orientation| | 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. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Rate Control| | 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. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Dynamic Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Customer and Personal Service| | 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. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Public Safety and Security| | 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. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Sales and Marketing| | 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. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Administration and Management| | 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. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Engineering and Technology| | 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. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Psychology| | 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. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Chemistry| | 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. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Geography| | 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. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | 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. |
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Physics| | 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. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | 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. |
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Foreign Language| | 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. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Wages
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Related Careers
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Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers| | Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles. |
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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, & Hard Tiles| | Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors. |
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Packers & Packagers, Hand| | Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials. |
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Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers| | Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. |
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Upholsterers| | Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles. |
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Skills
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Active Listening| | 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. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron. |
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| Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer. |
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| Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly. |
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| Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting. |
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| Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear. |
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| Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place. |
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| Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed. |
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| Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method. |
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| Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method. |
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| Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet. |
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| Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place. |
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| Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall. |
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| Draw building diagrams and record dimensions. |
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| Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding. |
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| Cut and bind material. |
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Tools
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| Awls |
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| Carpet awls |
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| Calculators or accessories |
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| Calculators |
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| Caulking guns |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Drill bits |
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| Carbide drill bits |
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| Hexagon bit adaptors |
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| Spiral drill bits |
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| Fids |
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| Row separators |
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| Furniture moving discs |
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| Furniture skids |
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| Glue guns |
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| Butane glue guns |
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| Cool tip glue guns |
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| Cove base guns |
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| Electric glue guns |
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| Hammers |
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| Hand trucks or accessories |
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| Carpet trolleys |
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| Hand trucks |
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| Hold down clamps |
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| Carpet clamps |
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| Ironing machines or presses |
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| Carpet seam steamers |
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| Steaming irons |
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| Knife blades |
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| Floor scraper blades |
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| Hooked blades |
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| Round corner carpet blades |
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| Square corner carpet blades |
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| Strip cutter blades |
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| Tackless cutter blades |
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| Trimmer carpet blades |
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| Laser printers |
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| Mallets |
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| Rubber mallets |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Pneumatic nail drivers |
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| Nail driving guns |
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| Power drills |
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| Drills |
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| Power nail guns |
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| Concrete nail drivers |
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| Power saws |
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| Jamb saws |
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| Toe kick saws |
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| Undercut saws |
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| Power staple guns |
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| Electric carpet tackers |
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| Pry bars |
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| Molding lifter bars |
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| Pullers |
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| Door pin tools |
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| Sewing needles |
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| Shears |
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| Carpet base cutters |
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| Carpet shears |
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| Cushion back cutters |
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| Cushion lock cutters |
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| Cutters |
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| Loop pile cutters |
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| Napping shears |
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| Seam cutters |
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| Standup cutters |
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| Strip cutters |
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| Staple guns |
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| Air underlayment staplers |
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| Edge-binding staplers |
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| Hammer tackers |
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| Heavy duty electric staplers |
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| Straight edges |
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| Tape measures |
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| Tensioners |
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| Carpet tucking tools |
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| Knee kickers |
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| Seam squeezers |
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| Stair claws |
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| Stairway stretchers |
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| Swivel-lock stretchers |
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| Turning tools |
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| Torque tools |
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| Carpet grippers/pullers |
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| Power carpet stretchers |
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| Trowels |
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| Switchblade trowels |
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| Ultraviolet UV lamps |
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| Ultraviolet UV seam inspection lights |
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| Utility knives |
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| Multipurpose trimmers |
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| Tucking trimmers |
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| Wall trimmers |
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Technology
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| Analytical or scientific software |
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| Yardage Bible software |
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| Calendar and scheduling software |
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| RFMS Schedule Pro |
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| Project management software |
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| Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor |
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| Carpet Dealer Management System CDMS |
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| FCS FloorEstimate Pro |
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| FCS FloorSales Pro |
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| FIRST Flooring software |
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| FloorCOST Estimator for Excel |
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| Flooring Technologies QFloors |
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| FloorRight software |
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| Focus Floor Covering Software |
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| T.E.H. TakeOff |
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| TMS FloorMaster Estimating |
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Career Activities
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings |
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| cut, fit, or join floor covering or foundation materials |
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| install carpet, linoleum, tile, or related material onto floors or walls |
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| move or fit heavy objects |
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand |
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| sew by hand |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| use hand or power tools |
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| use measuring devices in construction or extraction work |
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| Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material |
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| inspect premises or structure for evidence of deterioration or damage |
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| Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information |
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| determine material or tool requirements |
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| Getting Information |
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| read tape measure |
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| read technical drawings |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand construction specifications |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| adhere to safety procedures |
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| perform safety inspections in construction or resource extraction setting |
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| Processing Information |
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| compute production, construction, or installation specifications |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use basic carpentry techniques |
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| Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment |
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| measure and mark reference points or cutting lines on workpieces |
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Career Context
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling |
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| Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body |
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| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Spend Time Walking and Running |
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| Exposed to Whole Body Vibration |
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| Very Hot or Cold Temperatures |
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| Spend Time Standing |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment |
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| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Telephone |
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| Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting |
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| Outdoors, Under Cover |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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