Tool and die makers need to:

Communicate

• Understand spoken information.
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
• Understand written information.
• Listen to others and ask questions.

Reason and Problem Solve

• Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Develop rules that group items in various ways.
• Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
• Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
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• Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
• Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action.
• Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
• Recognize the nature of a problem.
• Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.
• Understand new information or materials by studying and working with them.

Use Math and Science

• Choose a mathematical method or formula to solve problems.

Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things

• Manage the time of self and others.
• Check how well one is learning or doing something.

Work with Things

• Watch gauges, dials, and output to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operate and control equipment.
• Inspect and evaluate the quality of products.
• Determine the tools and equipment needed to do a job.
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• Maintain equipment on a routine basis. Determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Determine the causes of technical problems and find solutions for them.

Perceive and Visualize

• Imagine how something will look if it is moved around or its parts are rearranged.