Tool and die makers need to:
Communicate
- Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
- Understand spoken information.
- Understand written information.
- Listen to others and ask questions.
Reason and Problem Solve
- Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
- Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
- Develop rules that group items in various ways.
- Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
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- Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
- Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
- Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.
- Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action.
Work with Things
- Operate and control equipment.
- Inspect and evaluate the quality of products.
- Watch gauges, dials, and output to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Determine the tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Perceive and Visualize
- Imagine how something will look if it is moved around or its parts are rearranged.