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TITLE: Shop and Alteration Tailors

DEFINITION: Make tailored garments from existing patterns. Alter, repair, or fit made-to-measure or ready-to-wear garments.

  • TASKS
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • SKILLS
  • ABILITIES
  • WORK ACTIVITIES
  • WORK CONTEXT
  • INTERESTS
  • WORK VALUES
  • CROSSWALKS


    TASKS:

    1. Repairs or replaces defective garment parts, such as pockets, pocket flaps, and linings.

    2. Measures and marks alteration lines.

    3. Pins altering folds or marks on cloth at seams, darts, or necklines to indicate alterations to be made.

    4. Shortens or lengthens garment parts, such as sleeves or legs.

    5. Expands or narrows garment parts, such as waist or chest.

    6. Raises or lowers garment parts, such as collars or lapels.

    7. Resews garment, using needle and thread or sewing machine.

    8. Examines tag on garment to ascertain necessary alterations.

    9. Fits garment on customer to determine required alterations.

    10. Studies garment on customer and measures pieces, such as sleeves, pants, and hems, using tape measure.

    11. Removes stitches from garment, using ripper or razor blade.

    12. Inserts or eliminates padding in shoulders while maintaining drape and proportions of garment.

    13. Records required alterations and instructions.

    14. Presses garment, using hand iron or pressing machine.

    KNOWLEDGE:
    Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.

    58 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

    44 Production and Processing
    Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods

    33 Mechanical
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance

    33 Mathematics
    Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications

    27 Design
    Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

    10 English Language
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

    8 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

    6 Fine Arts
    Knowledge of theory and techniques required to produce, compose, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture

    6 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

    6 Building and Construction
    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings

    4 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process

    4 Telecommunications
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems

    4 Transportation
    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including their relative costs, advantages, and limitations

    4 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

    4 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

    2 Computers and Electronics
    Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming

    2 Engineering and Technology
    Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications

    SKILLS:
    Skills elements are ranked by importance.

    56 Product Inspection
    Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products

    52 Operation and Control
    Controlling operations of equipment or systems

    42 Active Listening
    Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate

    38 Service Orientation
    Actively looking for ways to help people

    38 Equipment Selection
    Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

    35 Mathematics
    Using mathematics to solve problems

    33 Information Gathering
    Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information

    33 Monitoring
    Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something

    33 Problem Identification
    Identifying the nature of problems

    33 Operations Analysis
    Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design

    31 Reading Comprehension
    Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents

    29 Time Management
    Managing one's own time and the time of others

    27 Solution Appraisal
    Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts

    27 Information Organization
    Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information

    25 Identification of Key Causes
    Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal

    25 Judgment and Decision Making
    Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action

    23 Social Perceptiveness
    Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do

    21 Management of Material Resources
    Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work

    19 Coordination
    Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions

    17 Speaking
    Talking to others to effectively convey information

    15 Idea Evaluation
    Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation

    13 Active Learning
    Working with new material or information to grasp its implications

    13 Learning Strategies
    Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things

    13 Writing
    Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience

    13 Idea Generation
    Generating a number of different approaches to problems

    13 Operation Monitoring
    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly

    10 Critical Thinking
    Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches

    10 Repairing
    Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools

    10 Technology Design
    Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs

    10 Equipment Maintenance
    Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed

    10 Management of Financial Resources
    Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures

    10 Visioning
    Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions

    8 Synthesis/Reorganization
    Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks

    6 Troubleshooting
    Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it

    6 Systems Perception
    Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur

    6 Identifying Downstream Consequences
    Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations

    4 Implementation Planning
    Developing approaches for implementing an idea

    4 Testing
    Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected

    2 Negotiation
    Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences

    2 Instructing
    Teaching others how to do something

    2 Systems Evaluation
    Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy

    2 Installation
    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications

    2 Persuasion
    Persuading others to approach things differently .

    ABILITIES:
    Abilities elements are ranked by importance.

    90 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

    65 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

    60 Visualization
    The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged

    60 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

    60 Control Precision
    The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions

    60 Wrist-Finger Speed
    The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists

    60 Near Vision
    The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)

    55 Number Facility
    The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly

    45 Oral Comprehension
    The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

    40 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.

    35 Written Comprehension
    The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

    35 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

    30 Visual Color Discrimination
    The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness

    30 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.

    30 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.

    30 Oral Expression
    The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand

    30 Selective Attention
    The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time

    25 Mathematical Reasoning
    The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem

    25 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

    25 Extent Flexibility
    The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs

    20 Speed of Limb Movement
    The ability to quickly move the arms or legs

    20 Written Expression
    The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand

    20 Speech Clarity
    The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener

    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

    15 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.

    15 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.

    15 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.

    15 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

    15 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

    15 Speech Recognition
    The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person

    10 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

    10 Auditory Attention
    The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds

    10 Memorization
    The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures

    10 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

    10 Hearing Sensitivity
    The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness

    10 Static Strength
    The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects

    10 Far Vision
    The ability to see details at a distance

    10 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)

    10 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

    10 Dynamic Strength
    The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue

    10 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

    10 Dynamic Flexibility
    The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs

    10 Stamina
    The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath

    10 Reaction Time
    The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears

    5 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

    5 Explosive Strength
    The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object

    5 Sound Localization
    The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated

    5 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

    WORK ACTIVITIES:
    Work activities elements are ranked by importance.

    83 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.

    65 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
    Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

    52 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.

    52 Controlling Machines and Processes
    Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

    50 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.

    42 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
    Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

    40 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.

    40 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.

    38 Thinking Creatively
    Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

    35 Evaluating Information Against Standards
    Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.

    33 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.

    31 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
    Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.

    31 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
    Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.

    31 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.

    29 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.

    27 Documenting or Recording Information
    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.

    25 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.

    25 Analyzing Data or Information
    Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

    23 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
    Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.

    19 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.

    19 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
    Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.

    19 Assisting and Caring for Others
    Providing assistance or personal care to others.

    17 Performing Administrative Activities
    Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.

    17 Processing Information
    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.

    15 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
    Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

    13 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.

    10 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.

    10 Scheduling Work and Activities
    Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.

    8 Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
    Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.

    6 Teaching Others
    Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

    6 Coaching and Developing Others
    Identifying developmental needs of others and coaching or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

    4 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.

    4 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.

    4 Resolving Conflict or Negotiating with Others
    Handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, and resolving grievances, or otherwise negotiating with others.

    4 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
    Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.

    2 Selling or Influencing Others
    Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.

    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) .

    100 (F) Indoors
    How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors

    85 (F) Sitting
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?

    84 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
    How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

    80 (I) Provide a Service to Others
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?

    76 (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?

    70 (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?

    60 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?

    45 (F) Standing
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?

    45 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?

    44 (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)?

    44 (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.)

    40 (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?

    35 (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)

    35 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?

    35 (F) Hazardous Situations
    How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous situations? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns

    33 (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?

    30 (S) Consequence of Error
    How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?

    27 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
    How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?

    25 (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?

    23 (L) Hazardous Situations
    What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous situations while performing this job? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns

    23 (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)

    20 (A) Degree of Automation
    Indicate the level of automation of this job.

    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) Walking or Running
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?

    15 (F) Keeping or Regaining Balance
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Keeping or regaining balance?

    15 (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?

    12 (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?

    12 (D) Hazardous Situations
    If injury, due to exposure to hazardous situations, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns

    10 (F) Specialized Protective or Safety Attire
    How often does the worker wear: Specialized protective or safety attire, such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suit, or radiation protection?

    8 (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)?

    5 (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?

    5 (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?

    5 (F) Frequency in Conflict Situations
    How frequently do the job requirements place the worker in conflict situations?

    4 (I) Supervise, Coach, Train Others
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Supervise, coach, train, or develop other employees?

    4 (I) Coordinate or Lead Others
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (not supervision)?

    3 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
    How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

    INTERESTS:
    Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.

    83 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.

    39 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.

    33 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.

    28 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.

    17 Social
    Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

    17 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.

    WORK VALUES:
    Work values elements are ranked by extent.

    59 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.

    55 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.

    52 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.

    52 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.

    35 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.

    35 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.

    75 Moral Values
    Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong

    72 Working Conditions
    Workers on this job have good working conditions

    72 Independence
    Workers on this job do their work alone

    63 Autonomy
    Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision

    56 Security
    Workers on this job have steady employment

    56 Activity
    Workers on this job are busy all the time

    56 Ability Utilization
    Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities

    53 Achievement
    Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment

    53 Social Service
    Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people

    53 Variety
    Workers on this job have something different to do every day

    47 Creativity
    Workers on this job try out their own ideas

    47 Compensation
    Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers

    47 Responsibility
    Workers on this job make decisions on their own

    41 Recognition
    Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do

    41 Social Status
    Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community

    38 Supervision, Human Relations
    Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management

    38 Advancement
    Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement

    34 Company Policies and Practices
    Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company

    34 Supervision, Technical
    Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well

    28 Co-workers
    Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with

    22 Authority
    Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others

    CROSSWALKS:
    DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): 785361018 Sample Stitcher
    785261018 Tailor Apprentice, Alteration
    785361014 Garment Fitter
    785361022 Shop Tailor
    785361026 Shop Tailor Apprentice
    969381010 Wardrobe-Specialty Worker
    785261010 Alteration Tailor
    782361010 Corset Fitter

    AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): 0007 ALTERATION TAILOR
    0515 SHOP TAILOR
    0436 SAMPLE STITCHER (garment)

    CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): 667 Tailors
    666 Dressmakers

    CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): 200303 Commercial Garment and Apparel Worker
    200306 Fashion and Fabric Consultant
    200301 Clothing, Apparel and Textile Workers and Managers, General
    200305 Custom Tailor

    GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): 050515 Craft Technology: Custom Sewing, Tailoring, and Upholstering

    MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): 43M Fabric Repair Specialist
    SH Ship's Servicemen
    1181 Fabric Repair Specialist

    OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): 89505 Custom Tailors and Sewers

    OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): 3105 Fabric Working

    SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): 51-6052 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers


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