Production Workers, All Other
Special Requirements
Many production worker jobs require a variety of basic skills, but others require specialized training and experience. Most production workers learn on the job, but formal apprenticeship programs provide the most thorough preparation.
Skills:
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· Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
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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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· Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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· Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
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· Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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· Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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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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Abilities:
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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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· Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
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· Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
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· Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
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· Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
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· Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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· Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
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· Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
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· Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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· Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
