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Tire Repairers & Changers
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Repair and replace tires.
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Abilities
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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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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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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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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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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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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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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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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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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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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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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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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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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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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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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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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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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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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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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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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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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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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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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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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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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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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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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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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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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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Wages
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| North Carolina | $20,430.00 |
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| South Carolina | $21,230.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $16,600.00 |
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Related Careers
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Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers| | Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines. |
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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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Locksmiths & Safe Repairers| | Repair and open locks; make keys; change locks and safe combinations; and install and repair safes. |
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Packers & Packagers, Hand| | Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials. |
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Parking Lot Attendants| | Park automobiles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May collect fee. |
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Skills
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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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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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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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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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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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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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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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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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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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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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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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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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Identify and inflate tires correctly for the size and ply. |
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| Place wheels on balancing machines to determine counterweights required to balance wheels. |
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| Raise vehicles using hydraulic jacks. |
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| Remount wheels onto vehicles. |
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| Locate punctures in tubeless tires by visual inspection or by immersing inflated tires in water baths and observing air bubbles. |
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| Unbolt wheels from vehicles and remove them, using lug wrenches and other hand and power tools. |
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| Apply rubber cement to buffed tire casings prior to vulcanization process. |
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| Reassemble tires onto wheels. |
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| Drive automobile or service trucks to industrial sites in order to provide services, and respond to emergency calls. |
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| Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects. |
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| Hammer required counterweights onto rims of wheels. |
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| Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools. |
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| Inspect tire casings for defects, such as holes and tears. |
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| Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools. |
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| Glue boots (tire patches) over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement. |
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| Prepare rims and wheel drums for reassembly by scraping, grinding, or sandblasting. |
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| Order replacements for tires and tubes. |
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| Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed. |
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| Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars, or mechanical tire changers. |
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| Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches, or seal rubber patches to tubes using hot vulcanizing plates. |
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| Inflate inner tubes and immerse them in water to locate leaks. |
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| Roll new rubber treads, known as camelbacks, over tire casings, and mold the semi-raw rubber treads onto the buffed casings. |
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| Clean sides of whitewall tires. |
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| Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers. |
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| Place casing-camelback assemblies in tire molds for the vulcanization process, and exert pressure on the camelbacks to ensure good adhesion. |
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Tools
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| Adhesive rollers |
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| Hand rollers for adhesives |
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| Air bags for loading |
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| Air/steam bags |
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| Awls |
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| Heavy duty awls |
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| Pricking awls |
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| Tire probing awls |
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| Compressed air gun |
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| Air spray guns |
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| Tire plug guns |
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| Deburring equipment |
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| Deburring tools |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Engine or vehicle stands |
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| Tire stands |
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| Expanders |
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| Bead expanders |
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| Power tire spreaders |
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| Extruders |
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| Hand-held extruders |
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| Hammers |
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| Tire hammers |
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| Hand sprayers |
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| Airless spray guns |
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| Rubber patch guns |
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| Heater elements |
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| Electric knife heaters |
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| Height gauges |
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| Tire tread depth gauges |
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| Hoists |
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| Power hoists |
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| Hold down clamps |
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| Holding clamps |
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| Hydraulic pumps |
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| Insertion tools |
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| Heavy duty T-handle spiral probe cement tools |
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| Jacks |
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| Hydraulic jacks |
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| Knife blades |
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| Cutting blades |
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| Mallets |
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| Tire knockers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Pneumatic drill |
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| Air drills |
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| Pneumatic impact wrenches |
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| Pneumatic wrenches |
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| Power buffers |
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| Buffers |
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| Power grinders |
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| Power routers |
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| Regroovers |
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| Protective gloves |
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| Safety gloves |
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| Pry bars |
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| Bead seaters |
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| Tire irons |
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| Truck tire spoons |
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| Pullers |
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| Hub-cap pullers |
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| Rasps |
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| Hand rasps |
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| Stickleback rasps |
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| Razor knives |
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| Bail cutting knives |
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| Curved-point scalpel knives |
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| Fast-trim vent knives |
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| Hawk bill knives |
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| Insulated heater knives |
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| Mill knives |
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| Notched-blade trim knives |
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| Square point knives |
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| Taper point knives |
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| Thermocutters |
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| Reamers |
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| Heavy duty T-handle reamers |
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| Tire reamers |
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| Respirators |
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| Retaining ring pliers |
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| Truck lock ring removers |
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| Rubber or plastic presses |
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| Mold presses |
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| Safety glasses |
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| Eye protection |
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| Safety shoes |
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| Scrapers |
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| Inner-liner scrapers |
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| Shears |
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| Scissors |
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| Trimmer shears |
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| Specialty wrenches |
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| 4-way tire valve tools |
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| Lug wrenches |
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| Tire changing machines |
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| Mechanical tire changers |
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| Rim clamp tire changers |
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| Torque wrenches |
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| Utility knives |
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| Vulcanizing machines |
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| Hot vulcanizing plates |
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| Wedges |
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| Bead breakers |
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| Duck-billed bead-breaking wedges |
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| Wheel balancing equipment |
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| Balancing machines |
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| Computerized tire/wheel balancing equipment |
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| Wire brushes |
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| Workshop cranes |
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Technology
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| Accounting software |
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| Project management software |
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| Project estimation software |
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| Recordkeeping software |
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Career Activities
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand |
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings |
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| apply cleaning solvents |
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| move or fit heavy objects |
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| repair or install tires |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| operate sandblasting equipment |
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| use hand or power tools |
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| use lifting equipment in vehicle repair setting |
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| use pneumatic tools |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use knowledge of metric system |
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| use oral or written communication techniques |
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| Getting Information |
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| read vehicle manufacturer's specifications |
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| read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts |
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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 industrial, manufacturing or repair setting |
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| Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material |
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| locate puncture in tubeless tires or inner tubes |
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| Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information |
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| estimate time or cost for installation, repair, or construction projects |
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Career Context
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Spend Time Standing |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body |
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| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling |
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| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings |
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| Very Hot or Cold Temperatures |
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| Telephone |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment |
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