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"Pipe Fitter"
Job Description - Part 2 - Typical Daily Activities

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

Job Activities for: "Pipe Fitter"

1) Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.


2) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material -- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.


3) Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.


4) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.


5) Analyzing Data or Information -- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.


6) Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment -- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.


7) Processing Information -- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.


8) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.


9) Scheduling Work and Activities -- Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.


10) Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.


11) Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.


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12) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.


13) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People -- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.


14) Interacting With Computers -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.


15) Developing Objectives and Strategies -- Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.


16) Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others -- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.


17) Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment -- Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.


18) Developing and Building Teams -- Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.


19) Training and Teaching Others -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.


20) Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates -- Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.


21) Coaching and Developing Others -- Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.


22) Selling or Influencing Others -- Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.


23) Performing for or Working Directly with the Public -- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.


24) Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment -- Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.


25) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information -- Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.


26) Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others -- Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.


27) Communicating with Persons Outside Organization -- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.


Job Description for "Pipe Fitter" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Pipe Fitter"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  R-E-C        SOC:  47-2152.01


 

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