Forklift Drivers

Controlling equipment or systems.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Reading work related information.

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Teaching people how to do something.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.

Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).

See details that are far away.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.

Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Know where things are around you.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Communicate by speaking.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.