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Medical Equipment Preparers

Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.

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Parachute skills

  1. Pay attention to details - Data (4.85)
  2. Convey warmth and empathy - People (4.47)
  3. Serve, care for, follow instructions faithfully - People (4.47)
  4. Create, innovate, invent - Data (4.45)
  5. Copy - Data (4.39)
  6. Use my brain - Data (4.32)
  7. Initiate, lead, be a pioneer - People (4.20)
  8. Follow through, get things done - People (4.11)
  9. Finish, restore, preserve - Things (3.98)
  10. Cut, carve, chisel - Things (3.98)
  11. Use my intuition - Data (3.88)
  12. Teach, tutor, or train (individuals, groups, animals) - People (3.60)
  13. Organize, classify - Data (3.50)
  14. Synthesize, combine parts into a whole - Data (3.50)
  15. Use acute senses (hearing, smell, taste, sight) - Data (3.50)
  16. Listen - People (3.50)

ONET Skills

ONET Abilities

ONET Work Styles
  1. Critical Thinking (3.62)
  2. Active Listening (3.50)
  3. Quality Control Analysis (3.50)
  1. Problem Sensitivity (3.88)
  2. Oral Comprehension (3.50)
  3. Information Ordering (3.50)
  4. Arm-Hand Steadiness (3.50)
  5. Near Vision (3.50)
  6. Speech Recognition (3.50)
  1. Attention to Detail (4.85)
  2. Independence (4.76)
  3. Dependability (4.62)
  4. Integrity (4.58)
  5. Cooperation (4.51)
  6. Self Control (4.51)
  7. Adaptability/Flexibility (4.48)
  8. Concern for Others (4.47)
  9. Innovation (4.45)
  10. Initiative (4.43)
  11. Stress Tolerance (4.33)
  12. Analytical Thinking (4.32)
  13. Achievement/Effort (4.24)
  14. Leadership (4.20)
  15. Social Orientation (4.17)
  16. Persistence (4.11)

Work Activities

Detailed Work Activities
  1. Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material (4.58)
  2. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (4.41)
  3. Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (4.39)
  4. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (4.33)
  5. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (4.32)
  6. Getting Information (4.30)
  7. Handling and Moving Objects (4.29)
  8. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (4.22)
  9. Documenting/Recording Information (4.04)
  10. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (3.99)
  11. Controlling Machines and Processes (3.98)
  12. Performing General Physical Activities (3.95)
  13. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (3.79)
  14. Processing Information (3.72)
  15. Making Decisions and Solving Problems (3.65)
  16. Assisting and Caring for Others (3.64)
  17. Training and Teaching Others (3.60)
  18. Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People (3.56)
  1. Examine Equipment To Detect Disrepair (4.58)
  2. Monitor Equipment Or Machine Operation To Detect Problems (4.39)
  3. Ensure Equipment Is Operating To Prescribed Standards (4.32)
  4. Sterilize Or Clean Laboratory Or Healthcare Equipment (4.29)
  5. Sterilize Or Disinfect Instruments (4.29)
  6. Prepare Supplies Or Equipment For Surgery (4.29)
  7. Record Test Results, Test Procedures, Or Inspection Data (4.04)
  8. Inventory Medical Supplies Or Instruments (4.04)
  9. Set Up Medical Oxygen Equipment (3.98)
  10. Use Hand Or Power Tools (3.98)
  11. Use Medical Diagnostic Equipment (3.98)
  12. Use Respiratory Equipment (3.98)
  13. Apply Cleaning Solvents (3.95)
  14. Lift Or Transport Ill Or Injured Patients (3.95)
  15. Set Up Patient Care Equipment (3.95)