Tow Truck Drivers

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

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

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

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

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

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

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

Fixing machines or systems.

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Looking for ways to help people.

Teaching people how to do something.

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.

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

See details that are far away.

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

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 up-close (within a few feet).

Know where things are around you.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Tell the difference between sounds.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

See under low light conditions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

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

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

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

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

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

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

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

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

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

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.

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.

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.