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Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
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Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 GVW, to transport and deliver goods, livestock, or materials in liquid, loose, or packaged form. May be required to unload truck. May require use of automated routing equipment. Requires commercial drivers' license.
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Degrees
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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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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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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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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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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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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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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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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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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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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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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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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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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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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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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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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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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 Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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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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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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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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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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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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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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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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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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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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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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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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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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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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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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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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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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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $34,730.00 |
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| North Carolina | $33,390.00 |
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| South Carolina | $31,770.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $25,170.00 |
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Bus Drivers, School| | Transport students or special clients, such as the elderly or persons with disabilities. Ensure adherence to safety rules. May assist passengers in boarding or exiting. |
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Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity| | Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets. |
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Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators| | Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. |
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Locomotive Engineers| | Drive electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas-turbine-electric locomotives to transport passengers or freight. Interpret train orders, electronic or manual signals, and railroad rules and regulations. |
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Motorboat Operators| | Operate small motor-driven boats to carry passengers and freight between ships, or ship to shore. May patrol harbors and beach areas. May assist in navigational activities. |
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, & Hostlers| | Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location. |
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Railroad Brake, Signal, & Switch Operators| | Operate railroad track switches. Couple or uncouple rolling stock to make up or break up trains. Signal engineers by hand or flagging. May inspect couplings, air hoses, journal boxes, and hand brakes. |
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Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services| | Drive a truck or van with a capacity of under 26,000 GVW, primarily to deliver or pick up merchandise or to deliver packages within a specified area. May require use of automatic routing or location software. May load and unload truck. |
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Skills
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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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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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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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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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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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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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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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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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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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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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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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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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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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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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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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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Follow appropriate safety procedures when transporting dangerous goods. |
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| Check vehicles before driving them to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order. |
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| Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations. |
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| Obtain receipts or signatures when loads are delivered, and collect payment for services when required. |
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| Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate. |
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| Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew as needed; check that vehicle position is correct and any special loading equipment is properly positioned. |
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| Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, in order to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials. |
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| Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, and/or covers. |
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| Read bills of lading to determine assignment details. |
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| Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles. |
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| Couple and uncouple trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air and electrical lines, and manipulating fifth-wheel locks. |
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| Read and interpret maps in order to determine vehicle routes. |
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| Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes. |
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| Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes, in order to document weights and to comply with state regulations. |
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| Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage. |
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| Operate equipment such as truck cab computers, CB radios, and telephones to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers. |
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| Crank trailer landing gear up and down to safely secure vehicles. |
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| Climb ladders to inspect loads after loading is complete, in order to ensure that cargo is secure. |
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| Wrap goods using pads, packing paper, and containers, and secure loads to trailer walls, using straps. |
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| Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks such as adding oil, fuel, and radiator fluid, or performing minor repairs. |
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| Load and unload trucks, or help others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary. |
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| Follow special procedures related to specific cargo, such as checking refrigeration systems when carrying frozen foods, or providing food and water when carrying livestock. |
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| Inventory and inspect goods to be moved, in order to determine quantities and conditions. |
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| Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers. |
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| Install and remove special equipment such as tire chains, grader blades, plow blades, and sanders. |
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| Collaborate with other drivers as part of a driving team on some trips. |
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| Perform emergency roadside repairs such as changing tires and installing light bulbs, tire chains, and spark plugs. |
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| Remove any debris from trailers after loading is completed. |
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| Place empty carts and pallets in trailers so they will be available to facilitate placement and movement of goods. |
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| Operate trucks equipped with snowplows and sander attachments to maintain roads in winter weather. |
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Tools
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| Air compressors |
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| Compressors |
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| Blocks or pulleys |
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| Blocks and tackle |
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| Cargo trucks |
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| Flatbed trucks |
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| Container trailers |
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| Pup trailers |
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| Delivery trucks |
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| Trucks greater than 26000 pounds |
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| Dump trucks |
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| Flatbed trailers |
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| Lowboy trailers |
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| Tilt trailers |
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| Forklifts |
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| Global positioning system receivers |
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| Global positioning system GPS devices |
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| Hand trucks or accessories |
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| Handtrucks |
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| Hoists |
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| Cargo hoists |
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| Lifts |
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| Handlifts |
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| Hydraulic lifts |
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| Johnson bars |
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| Location based messaging service platforms |
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| Satellite linkup systems |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs |
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| Sludge or sewage handling trucks |
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| Refuse collection trucks |
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| Snowplow attachments |
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| Plow attachments |
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| Telescoping boom lift |
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| Boom trucks |
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| Thin client computers |
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| On-board computers |
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| Tower cranes |
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| 4-ranger tower trucks |
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| Trailer hitches |
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| Sliding fifth wheels |
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| Sliding tandem axles |
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| Two way radios |
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| Two-way radios |
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| Wheel loaders |
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| Wheeled loaders |
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| Winches |
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Technology
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Easy Trucker software |
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| Fog Line Software Truckn2004 |
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| Truckers Helper software |
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| Inventory management software |
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| Computerized inventory tracking software |
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| Route navigation software |
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| ALK Technologies PC*Miler |
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| MarcoSoft Quo Vadis |
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Career Activities
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| wrap products |
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| Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment |
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| drive tractor-trailer truck |
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| drive truck with capacity greater than 3 tons |
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| transport passengers or cargo |
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| use truck-mounted hydraulic lifts or other accessories |
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products |
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| move or fit heavy objects |
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| Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships |
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| work as a team member |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| operate cleaning equipment |
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| use geographic positioning system (GPS) |
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| use two-way radio or mobile phone |
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| use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment |
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| use weighing or measuring devices in transportation |
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| Getting Information |
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| read maps |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| perform safety inspections in transportation setting |
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| Performing for or Working Directly with the Public |
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| collect payment |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow traffic laws |
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| use established traffic or transportation procedures |
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| use local or regional geographical knowledge to transportation |
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| Processing Information |
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| verify cargo against shipping papers |
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| Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment |
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| examine vehicle to detect malfunctions, damage, or maintenance needed |
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| maintain or repair cargo or passenger vehicle |
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| service vehicle with water, fuel, or oil |
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| Documenting/Recording Information |
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| maintain driver log according to I.C.C. regulations |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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| direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| maintain records, reports, or files |
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| prepare reports |
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| prepare safety reports |
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Career Context
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| Outdoors, Exposed to Weather |
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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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| Telephone |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Very Hot or Cold Temperatures |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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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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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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| Structured versus Unstructured | | | | |