Education:
71%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
17%
Less than a High School Diploma
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Begin The Career Assessment TestInstall, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
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84% | Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
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78% | Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
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78% | Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
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77% | Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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73% | Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
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69% | Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
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68% | Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. | |
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67% | Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
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67% | Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
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67% | Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. | |
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66% | Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. | |
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64% | Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
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63% | Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. | |
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62% | Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. | |
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61% | Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
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58% | Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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100% | Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. |
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Values of the Work Environment |
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61% | Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. | |
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61% | Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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72% | 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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72% | 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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69% | Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
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66% | 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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66% | 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 that there is a problem. | |
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60% | Extent Flexibility  -  The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |
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60% | Static Strength  -  The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |
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60% | Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |
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56% | Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |
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53% | Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |
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53% | Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |
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53% | Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |
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53% | Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |
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53% | Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |
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53% | 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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53% | Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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95% | Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
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92% | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? | |
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88% | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? | |
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87% | Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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85% | Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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83% | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? | |
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82% | Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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79% | Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? | |
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79% | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? | |
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78% | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? | |
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77% | Exposed to High Places  -  How often does this job require exposure to high places? | |
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76% | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? | |
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76% | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? | |
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76% | Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing? | |
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75% | Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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75% | Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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73% | Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? | |
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73% | Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? | |
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73% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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72% | Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? | |
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72% | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? | |
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68% | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? | |
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68% | Outdoors, Under Cover  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? | |
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68% | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings  -  How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? | |
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68% | Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? | |
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66% | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles  -  How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? | |
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64% | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting  -  How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? | |
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60% | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body  -  How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? | |
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60% | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions? | |
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58% | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions  -  How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? | |
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55% | Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? | |
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55% | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? | |
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53% | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? | |
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52% | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling  -  How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? | |
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52% | Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? | |
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74% | Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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80% | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. | |
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79% | 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 materials. | |
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73% | Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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71% | Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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69% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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68% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | |
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67% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
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64% | 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. | |
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63% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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63% | 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. | |
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61% | Communicating with People Outside the 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. | |
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60% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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60% | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. | |
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59% | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. | |
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58% | Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. | |
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56% | Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. | |
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55% | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. | |
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54% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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53% | Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | |
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53% | Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. | |
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53% | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. | |
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52% | 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. | |
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51% | 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. |