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TITLE: First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors- Transportation and Material Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
DEFINITION: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators. May supervise helpers assigned to these workers. Manager/Supervisors are generally found in smaller establishments where they perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work, and may also engage in the same work as the workers they supervise. Exclude work leaders who spend 20 percent or more of their time at tasks similar to those of employees under their supervision and include them in the occupations which are most closely related to their specific work duties.
TASKS:
1. Reviews orders, production schedules, and shipping/receiving notices to determine work sequence and material shipping dates, type, volume, and destinations.
2. Plans and establishes transportation routes, work schedules, and assignments and allocates equipment to meet transportation, operations, or production goals.
3. Directs workers in transportation or related services, such as pumping, moving, storing, and loading/unloading of materials or people.
4. Maintains or verifies time, transportation, financial, inventory and personnel records
5. Explains and demonstrates work tasks to new workers or assigns workers to experienced workers for further training.
6. Resolves worker problems or assists workers in solving problems.
7. Computes and estimates cash, payroll, transportation, personnel, and storage requirements, using calculator.
8. Requisitions needed personnel, supplies, equipment, parts, or repair services.
9. Recommends and implements measures to improve worker motivation, equipment performance, work methods, and customer services.
10. Prepares, compiles, and submits reports on work activities, operations, production, and work related accidents.
11. Inspects or tests materials, stock, vehicles, equipment, and facilities to locate defects, meet maintenance or production specifications, and verify safety standards.
12. Interprets transportation and tariff regulations, shipping orders, safety regulations, and company policies and procedures for workers.
13. Recommends or implements personnel actions, such as hiring, firing, and performance evaluations.
14. Receives telephone or radio reports of emergencies and dispatches personnel and vehicle in response to request.
15. Confers with customers, supervisors, contractors, and other personnel to exchange information and resolve problems.
16. Assists workers in performing tasks, such as coupling railroad cars or loading vehicles.
17. Repairs or schedules repair and preventive maintenance of vehicles and other equipment.
18. Examines, measures, and weighs cargo or materials to determine specific handling requirements.
19. Drives vehicles or operates machines or equipment.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.
100 Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including their relative costs, advantages, and limitations
96 Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
92 Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of policies and practices involved in personnel/human resource functions. This includes recruitment, selection, training, and promotion regulations and procedures; compensation and benefits packages; labor relations and negotiation strategies; and personnel information systems
79 Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
71 Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
67 Production and Processing
Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods
58 Education and Training
Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles
54 English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
54 Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of weaponry, public safety, and security operations, rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, and the protection of people, data, and property
50 Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods involved in showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstration and sales techniques, and sales control systems
50 Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
50 Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems
42 Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, stenography and transcription, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology
42 Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques
42 Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
42 Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena
38 Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
33 Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
33 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
33 Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications
29 Geography
Knowledge of various methods for describing the location and distribution of land, sea, and air masses including their physical locations, relationships, and characteristics
25 Design
Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
13 Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings
4 Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, cultures, their history, migrations, ethnicity, and origins
SKILLS:
Skills elements are ranked by importance.
75 Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
71 Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
71 Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
71 Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
67 Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
67 Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
67 Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
67 Instructing
Teaching others how to do something
67 Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
63 Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
63 Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
58 Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
58 Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures
58 Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an idea
58 Active Learning
Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
58 Monitoring
Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
58 Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others
58 Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
58 Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
58 Visioning
Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
54 Idea Evaluation
Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
54 Identification of Key Causes
Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
54 Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
54 Identifying Downstream Consequences
Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
54 Learning Strategies
Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
54 Product Inspection
Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
50 Systems Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
50 Solution Appraisal
Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
46 Systems Perception
Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
46 Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
46 Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences
46 Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
46 Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
42 Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems
42 Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches to problems
38 Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
38 Testing
Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
33 Troubleshooting
Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
33 Persuasion
Persuading others to approach things differently
29 Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
29 Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks
25 Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
25 Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
25 Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
13 Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications .
ABILITIES:
Abilities elements are ranked by importance.
70 Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
70 Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
60 Information Ordering
The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.
60 Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
60 Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
55 Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
55 Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener
55 Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.
50 Near Vision
The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)
50 Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.
45 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.
45 Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
45 Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem
40 Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
40 Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time
40 Time Sharing
The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
40 Trunk Strength
The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing
35 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
35 Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
35 Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (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 body is in motion
30 Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
30 Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
25 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
25 Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds
25 Category Flexibility
The ability to produce many rules so that each rule tells how to group (or combine) a set of things in a different way.
25 Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts
25 Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
25 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
20 Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance
20 Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.
20 Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer
20 Perceptual Speed
The ability to quickly and accurately compare 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
20 Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
20 Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion
20 Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
20 Spatial Orientation
The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self
15 Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness
15 Speed of Limb Movement
The ability to quickly move the arms or legs
15 Reaction Time
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears
15 Explosive Strength
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object
15 Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness
15 Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
10 Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue
10 Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
10 Gross Body Equilibrium
The ability to keep or regain one's body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
10 Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward
10 Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
10 Rate Control
The ability to time the adjustments of a movement or equipment control in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a continuously moving object or scene
5 Stamina
The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
WORK ACTIVITIES:
Work activities elements are ranked by importance.
85 Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
75 Guiding, Directing and Motivating Subordinates
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring subordinates.
75 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
75 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.
70 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
70 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
70 Documenting or Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
70 Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
70 Evaluating Information Against Standards
Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
65 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
60 Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
60 Operating Vehicles or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
55 Resolving Conflict or Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, and resolving grievances, or otherwise negotiating with others.
55 Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be understood or used to support responses or feedback to others.
55 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
55 Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
55 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
55 Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.
55 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
50 Teaching Others
Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
50 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
50 Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
50 Performing Administrative Activities
Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
50 Staffing Organizational Units
Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting persons for the organization.
50 Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to others.
45 Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
45 Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
45 Implementing Ideas or Programs
Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
45 Handling and Moving Objects
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
40 Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
40 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
35 Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.
35 Thinking Creatively
Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
35 Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.
35 Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying developmental needs of others and coaching or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
30 Interacting With Computers
Controlling computer functions by using programs, setting up functions, writing software, or otherwise communicating with computer systems.
30 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
30 Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
25 Performing For or Working With Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public, including serving persons in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
25 Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.
20 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
15 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
WORK CONTEXT:
Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .
80 (I) Supervise, Coach, Train Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Supervise, coach, train, or develop other employees?
75 (F) Indoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors
72 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
68 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?
67 (C) Job-Required Social Interaction
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) with others in order to perform it?
60 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
60 (F) Sitting
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?
60 (I) Coordinate or Lead Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (not supervision)?
50 (F) Standing
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?
50 (S) Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
48 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?
45 (F) Outdoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Outdoors
45 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
45 (F) Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
40 (F) Walking or Running
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?
40 (F) Frequency in Conflict Situations
How frequently do the job requirements place the worker in conflict situations?
40 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?
40 (I) Deal With External Customers
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Deal with external customers (e.g., retail sales) or the public in general (e.g., police work)?
40 (F) Very Hot
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?
37 (H) Responsible for Health and Safety of Others
How responsible is the worker for others' health and safety on this job?
37 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?
32 (I) Take a Position Opposed to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Take a position opposed to coworkers or others?
30 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?
25 (F) Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous equipment? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
25 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?
25 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
25 (F) Common Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Common protective or safety attire, such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard-hat, or personal flotation device?
25 (F) Deal With Physically Aggressive People
How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
24 (I) Persuade Someone to a Course of Action
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Persuade someone to a course of action (informally) or influence others to buy something (to sell)?
20 (F) Contaminants
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?
20 (F) Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Cramped work space that requires getting into awkward positions?
20 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?
20 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
20 (I) Provide a Service to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?
16 (D) Hazardous Equipment
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous equipment, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
15 (F) Special Uniform
How often does the worker wear: A special uniform, such as that of a commercial pilot, nurse, police officer, or military personnel?
15 (F) Keeping or Regaining Balance
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Keeping or regaining balance?
12 (D) Diseases or Infections
If injury, due to exposure to diseases/infection, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Diseases/Infections (e.g., patient care, some laboratory work, sanitation control, etc.)
11 (L) Hazardous Equipment
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous equipment while performing this job? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
10 (A) Degree of Automation
Indicate the level of automation of this job.
10 (F) Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, Poles, etc.
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc?
10 (F) Diseases or Infections
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to diseases/infection? Diseases/Infections (e.g., patient care, some laboratory work, sanitation control, etc.)
10 (F) Whole Body Vibration
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Whole body vibration (e.g., operating a jackhammer or earthmoving equipment)?
8 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
6 (L) Diseases or Infections
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to diseases/infections while performing this job? Diseases/Infections (e.g., patient care, some laboratory work, sanitation control, etc.)
5 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?
5 (F) High Places
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to high places? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
INTERESTS:
Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.
89 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.
78 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.
67 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.
39 Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
22 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.
17 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.
WORK VALUES:
Work values elements are ranked by extent.
70 Independence-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
66 Achievement-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
65 Recognition-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
59 Relationships-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
56 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
54 Support-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
84 Authority
Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others
78 Responsibility
Workers on this job make decisions on their own
75 Autonomy
Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision
69 Variety
Workers on this job have something different to do every day
69 Co-workers
Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with
69 Activity
Workers on this job are busy all the time
66 Moral Values
Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong
66 Ability Utilization
Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities
66 Achievement
Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment
63 Company Policies and Practices
Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company
59 Recognition
Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do
59 Security
Workers on this job have steady employment
59 Social Status
Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community
56 Creativity
Workers on this job try out their own ideas
56 Compensation
Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers
56 Advancement
Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement
53 Supervision, Human Relations
Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management
53 Working Conditions
Workers on this job have good working conditions
47 Supervision, Technical
Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well
44 Social Service
Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people
31 Independence
Workers on this job do their work alone
CROSSWALKS:
| DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): |
911137018 Header 910137034 Road Supervisor of Engines 910137046 Yard Manager 909137010 Driver Supervisor 909137014 Garbage-Collection Supervisor 922137026 Warehouse Traffic Supervisor 909137018 Truck Supervisor 929137030 Yard Supervisor, Building Materials or Lumber 911137022 Superintendent, Stevedoring 915133010 Supervisor, Parking Lot 929133010 Yard Supervisor 911137026 Supervisor, Ferry Terminal 929132010 Supervisor, Reactor Fueling 911131010 Boatswain 914132018 Supervisor, Cellars 921137014 Material-Crew Supervisor 921133018 Material-Handling Supervisor 921133014 Load-Out Supervisor 921133010 Crane-Crew Supervisor 914134010 Gauger, Chief 914137010 Distribution Supervisor 914137014 Loading-Rack Supervisor 932132014 Surface Supervisor 921132010 Track Supervisor 939131018 Well Puller, Head 914137018 Supervisor, Dock 910137022 Conductor, Yard 914132014 Station Engineer, Chief 914132010 Compressor-Station Engineer, Chief 914131010 Supervisor, Pumping 953137010 Gas-Pumping-Station Supervisor 913167014 Dispatcher, Bus and Trolley 913133014 Supervisor, Cab 913133010 Road Supervisor 914132022 Supervisor, Field Pipelines 955137010 Snow-Removing Supervisor 859137010 Supervisor, Grading 955133010 Sanitary-Landfill Supervisor 292137014 Supervisor, Route Sales-Delivery Drivers 187167150 Manager, Storage Garage 185167018 Manager, Distribution Warehouse 579137030 Dispatcher, Concrete Products |
| AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): |
No crosswalks |
| CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): |
803 Supervisors, Motor Vehicle Operators 628 Supervisors, Production Occupations 843 Supervisors, Material Moving Equipment Operators 823 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 864 Supervisors, Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, and Laborers, N.E 828 Ship Captains and Mates, except Fishing Boats 613 Supervisors, Extractive Occupations |
| CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): |
520201 Business Administration and Management, General 490309 Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 080709 General Distribution Operations 520203 Logistics and Materials Management |
| GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): |
090303 Passenger Services: Instruction and Supervision 080207 General Sales: Driving-Selling 050803 Land and Water Vehicle Operation: Services Requiring Driving 051102 Equipment Operation: Mining, Quarrying, Drilling 090402 Customer Services: Sales Services 050901 Material Control: Shipping, Receiving, and Stock Checking 050802 Land and Water Vehicle Operation: Rail Vehicle Operation 051104 Equipment Operation: Material Handling 051202 Elemental Work: Mechanical: Mining, Quarrying, Drilling 070405 Oral Communications: Information Transmitting and Receiving 050801 Land and Water Vehicle Operation: Truck Driving 060101 Production Technology: Supervision and Instruction 050201 Managerial Work: Mechanical: Systems 051218 Elemental Work: Mechanical: Cleaning and Maintenance 051201 Elemental Work: Mechanical: Supervision 051101 Equipment Operation: Construction 050603 Systems Operation: Oil, Gas, and Water Distribution 111103 Business Management: Transportation |
| MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): |
9278 Ship's Boatswain 1370 Warehouse and Storage Officer 9278 Ship's Boatswain 1370 Warehouse and Storage Officer 88H Cargo Specialist 62N Construction Equipment Supervisor 88K Watercraft Operator 90A Logistics 34 Supply Operations 2F071 Fuels 3E271 Pavements And Construction Equipment 920B Supply Systems Technician 2S000 Supply Manager F&S Finance and Supply 92B Supply and Materiel Management 2S090 Supply Management 92A Quartermaster, General 2T271 Air Transportation BM Boatswain's Mate 88M Motor Transport Operator 76J Medical Supply Specialist 920A Property Accounting Technician 2T171 Vehicle Operations 77F Petroleum Supply Specialist 21S3 Supply 9595 Hazardous Material Control Management Technician 3537 Motor Transport Operations Chief 6601 Basic Aviation Supply Officer 0481 Landing Support Specialist AK Aviation Storekeepers 3051 Warehouse Clerk SK Storekeepers 9570 Stevedore Equipment Operators 21S1 Supply BM Boatswain's Mates 3010 Ground Supply Operations Officer 21S4 Supply 6602 Aviation Supply Officer 3001 Basic Supply Administration and Operations Officer |
| OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): |
81011 First-Line Supervisors and Managers/Supervisors-Transportation and Mat |
| OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): |
9898 Master-Mate (Fishing Vessel) 5426 Lock and Dam Operating 9901 (Miscellaneous jobs not covered by specific occupational s) 9812 Boatswain (Freighter) 5413 Fuel Distribution System Operating 9939 Chief Electrician 9896 Pilot 9827 Chief Engineer 9828 Assistant Engineer 0084 Nuclear Materials Courier 9829 Assistant Engineer (Day) 9883 Room Steward 9933 Second Assistant Engineer 9907 Third Officer 9906 Second Officer 9920 Boatswain 9927 Seaman-Fisherman 9931 Chief Engineer 5450 Conveyor Operating 9905 First Officer 3543 Stevedoring 9904 Ship Pilot 2185 Aircrew Technician 9934 Third Assistant Engineer 2161 Marine Cargo 9856 Oiler (Diesel) 9903 Chief Officer Cable 2181 Aircraft Operation 2030 Distribution Facilities and Storage Management 5430 Drawbridge Operating 9932 First Assistant Engineer 5479 Dredging Equipment Operating 5784 Riverboat Operating 5723 Boat Operating 5724 Ship Operating 5725 Crane Operating 5734 Wheel Operating 5736 Braking-Switching and Conducting 5716 Engineering Equipment Operating 5782 Ship Operating 5786 Small Craft Operating 4741 General Equipment Operating 5788 Deckhand 5806 Mobile Equipment Servicing 9803 Deck Officer 6511 Missile/Toxic Materials Handling 4602 Blocking and Bracing 5737 Locomotive Engineering 5703 Motor Vehicle Operating 9801 Misc Vessel Jobs Excluded From The Fws 5701 Misc Transportation/mobile Equipment Oper 5704 Fork Lift Operating 5705 Tractor Operating 5706 Road Sweeper Operating 5707 Tank Driving 8862 Aircraft Attending 9802 Master |
| SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): |
53-1031 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators |
