Forestry and Logging Workers

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

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

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

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

Fixing machines or systems.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Talking to others.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Using maths to solve problems.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

See details that are far away.

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

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

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.

Tell the difference between sounds.

Know where things are around you.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

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

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

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.

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.

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.