Practical skills: list by number of occupationsPage 46 of 100
Things you need to be able to do at work. The ones the most occupations require come first.
Items 4,501–4,600 of 9,995
- Dispose of sewage sludge
Operate equipment to pump the sewage sludge and store it into containers in order to transform the gases it emits into energy.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Draw prop sketches
Make sketches of envisioned props to help develop the concept and to share with others.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Draw up professional texts
Compose and publish professional articles, internal documents, and instructional texts.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Drive automatic car
Drive a vehicle operated under an automatic, or self-shifting, transmission system safely and according to regulations.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Drive vehicles in processions
Drive cars, hearses or other vehicles at a steady pace in processions.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Dye wigs
Apply dyes to wigs to obtain the desired colour.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Educate on hazardous waste
Educate the public or specific organisations on the importance of correct handling of hazardous waste in order to promote public safety, ensure compliance with legislation, and…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Empty community waste collection bins
Empty containers placed on public sites used for the disposal of non-hazardous waste and to transport the waste to waste treatment and disposal facilities.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information
Revise the accounting information of the company to make sure it meets the commonly agreed criteria for its disclosure such as understandability, relevance, consistency…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Ensure functionality of airport lighting systems
Ensure that the airport lighting installations and lighting systems work properly by performing quality checks following the completion of maintenance, and by instructing staff on…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas
Ensure that projects do not adversely affect migratory birds, rare or endangered animal species, critical habitat or environmentally protected areas.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Evaluate integrated design of buildings
Use goals and targets as means of measuring success of design proposals.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Finish mortar joints
Use a trowel to apply extra mortar to joints to smoothen and finish them after the mortar has partially hardened.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Handle etching chemicals
Brush or smear acid over mechanic engraving tools, in order to improve the visibility of the inscriptions.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Identify damage to buildings
Monitor the state of building exteriors in order to identify any possible damage and to assess the nature of the damage and treatment methods.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Identify damaged goods before shipment
Identify damaged goods before packaging and shipping following established procedures.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Identify fitted source for heat pumps
Determine available heat and energy sources choosing among different types of available heat sources, taking into account the influence of source temperature on energy efficiency.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Identify new recycling opportunities
Investigate ideas and spot opportunities to improve the collection, process and recycling of waste materials.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse
Provide information in the community about the risks and dangers of substance and alcohol abuse.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Inspect recycling procedures
Inspect the implementation of waste management and recycling procedures in an organisation, and the applicable legislation, in order to ensure compliance.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Inspect scaffolding
After the scaffolding structure has been completed, inspect it for compliance with safety standards, weight bearing properties, tensile strength, resistance to wind, any other…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Install frameless glass
Set frameless glass panes, usually in showers and on bathtubs.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Install refrigeration equipment
Install refrigeration, air condition or heat pump equipment, connect components and piping, attach equipment to the electrical network and secondary sources of heat transfer if…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Install sill pan
Install different types of sill pans, systems that sit underneath the window sill to collect any excess moisture or fluids and convey it outside as to prevent moisture damage to…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Integrate shareholders' interests in business plans
Listen to the perspectives, interests, and vision of the owners of the company in order to translate those guidelines into pragmatic business actions and plans.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Interpret technical information for electronic repair work
Analyse and understand given technical information for electronic repair work.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Interpret urology diagnostic tests
Perform diagnostic procedures relevant to urology such as urinalysis, semen analysis, prostatic fluid examination, ultrasonography of the bladder, kidneys, and prostate.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Interrogate individuals
Interview individuals in such a manner that they give information that could be of use in an investigation and that they possibly tried to conceal.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maintain a central project repository
Store project files and documents in a central repository accessible to the project manager and to all the project teams.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maintain automated lighting equipment
Set up, check and repair automated lighting equipment and maintain its software.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maintain chemical mixers
Tend the equipment and mixers used for chemical substances mixing having as the end products goods used in cleaning, bleaching, finishing carpets or other textiles.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maintain core parts
Carry out minor repair tasks and maintenance of cores and core parts.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maintain dimmer equipment
Check and operate dimmer equipment.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maintain order at scenes of accidents
Maintain order at emergency scenes dispersing crowds and keeping family and friends from touching the patient.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maintain water storage equipment
Perform routine maintenance tasks, identify faults, and perform repairs on equipment which is used to store wastewater and water prior to treatment or distribution.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Make farrier tools and supplies
Work sections of metal to produce farriery tools and horseshoes to required specifications.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Make folding styles
Read the folding package or ticket information and decide on a folding style, adjusting the page to the width of the folding depth.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage airport workshops
Manage airport workshops to organise operations and ensure completion of all necessary tasks.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage brand assets
Process for managing brands as assets in order to maximise their value.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage creative department
Oversee the staff that create the content and visual representation of advertisement materials.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage forests
Develop forestry management plans by applying business methods and forestry principles in order to efficiently manage forest resources.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage ICT change request process
Specify the incentive for an ICT change request, stating which adjustment in the system needs to be accomplished and execute or supervise the execution of it.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage instrumentation systems
Set up, adjust, operate and maintain instrumentation systems.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage several projects
Oversee and direct the development of several projects running independently.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage tests
Develop, administer and evaluate a specific set of tests relevant to the organisation's activities and customers.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage the general ledger
Enter data and revise the adequate maintenance of general ledgers in order to follow up on the financial transactions of the company, and other non routine transactions such as…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manage warehouse organisation
Manage organisation and design layout of warehouse and warehouse staff.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manipulate medical devices materials
Manipulate materials used in the manufacturing of medical devices such as metal alloys, stainless steel, composites or polymer glass.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Manufacture cosmetics
Prepare cosmetic products, possibly customised for customers with specific needs, such as lotions, soaps, face masks or salves.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Maximise efficiency of crane operations
Minimise crane operations, additional crane movements, or 're-stows' by effectively planning the organisations of containers in vessels.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Mix paints for vehicles
Select appropriate paint varieties and mix paint using mixing equipment and according to the colour formulas presented by vehicle manufacturers.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Mix pencil lead materials
Mix the appropriate amount of graphite and clay to obtain the desired degree of hardness.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Monitor forest productivity
Monitor and improve forest productivity by organising growing, timber harvesting, and health measures.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Monitor heavy machinery
Monitor the performance of heavy-duty equipment.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Monitor powdered ingredients
Monitor the batch and the ingredients, ensuring the weights and measures are conforming to the specified formula.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Monitor staff absences
Keep an overview of the employees's vacations, sick leaves and absences, register these in the agenda and file the necessary documents and certificates.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Negotiate publishing rights
Negotiate the sale of the publishing rights of books to translate them and adapt them into movies or other genres.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Negotiate service with providers
Arrange contracts with providers concerning accommodation, transport and leisure services.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Officiate weddings
Officiate weddings in a manner compliant to traditional and legal regulations, and to the couple's wishes, ensuring that it is official by providing the necessary documentation…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate aerial work platforms
Tend mechanical devices that allow momentary access to high, usually inaccessible areas.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate band saw
Operate a band saw, an industrial saw that features a continuous flexible blade revolving around two or more wheels.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate crosscut saw
Use a blade saw to manually cut wood across the wood grain.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate explosives production equipment
Operate equipment used for mixing of chemical ingredients having as their end product explosives such as TNT, tetryl or nitroglycerin.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate file for deburring
Operate various sizes and types of files used for removing burrs from and smoothening the edges of a workpiece.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate lacquer spray gun
Operate a semi-automatic or handheld spray gun designed to provide the surface of a workpiece with a hard, durable finishing coat, safely and according to regulations.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate tower crane
Operate a tower crane, a tall crane used to lift heavy weights.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Operate vacuum machines
Operate and monitor machines which suck the air from closed spaces such as the space between the inner and outer cups of vacuum bottles.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Oversee development of software
Organise, plan and supervise the development of the applications and frameworks in order to create a software product, from the earliest planning stages to the final product test.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Package purchases in bags
Packet purchased items and place them in shopping bags.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform a feasibility study on biogas energy
Perform the evaluation and assessment of the potential of generating biogas from waste materials.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling
Perform the evaluation and assessment of the potential of district heating and cooling system.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform endoscopy
Carry out endoscopy using an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of a patient.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform escalation procedure
Assess situations in which a solution cannot be provided right away, and ensure that it is brought to the next levels of support.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform ground maintenance activities
Clean building grounds of rubbish, glass or any other trash, mow grass or trim bushes.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform maintenance on locomotives
Perform general maintenance of locomotive parts such as wheels, springs and brake rigging traction motors.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform park safety inspections
Inspect the park or part of the park.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform refrigerant leak checks
Perform refrigerant leak checks of refrigeration, air condition or heat pump equipment to make sure there are no leaks of refrigerant from the system using both direct and…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform road testing of vehicles
Perform road tests with vehicles; ensure that all functions are working safely and correctly; test vehicle in extreme weather and road conditions.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Perform stunts
Execute various physical movements concerning the technical realisation of difficult acting performances.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Place concrete forms
Set up forms out of wood, plywood, various plastics, or other suitable materials to form concrete into supportive columns or walls.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Position dredger
Communicate with the captain or mate to move the dredge into the right position to commence the dredging operation.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Prepare ceremonial locations
Decorate rooms or other locations for ceremonies, such as funerals, cremations, weddings or baptism.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Prepare equid hooves
Trim and dress horse hooves using the appropriate tools and methods.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Prepare exhibition marketing plan
Develop marketing plan for upcoming exhibition; design and distribute posters, flyers and catalogues; communicate ideas with photographers, graphic designers and printers; prepare…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Prepare tyres for vulcanization
Prepare tyres for vulcanization by building semi-raw rubber treads onto the already buffed tyre casings.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Prospect new regional contracts
Identify and win regional contracts/tenders for expanding stores.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Provide feedback on job performance
Provide feedback to employees on their professional and social behaviour in the work environment; discuss results of their work.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Provide specialist pharmaceutical advice
Provide specialist information and advice on medicinal products such as the appropriate use, the adverse reactions and the interactions with other medications.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Purchase supplies
Purchase and replenish supplies; make sure that all required goods are available in stock.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Remove cheating players
Detect and expel suspected cheating players.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Remove rust from motor vehicles
Wash the surface of the chrome to remove the dirt by using sponge.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Repair medical devices
Repair or modify medical appliances and supportive devices according to the specifications.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Repair metal sheets
Repair bent or torn sheet metal.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Replace filled pallets
Replace the pallets already filled with slabs with empty ones, using a lifting machine.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Report live online
'Live' online reporting or real-time blogging when covering important events-a growing area of work, especially on national newspapers.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Research improvement of crop yields
Study crop production in order to discover the best way to plant, gather, and cultivate crops to increase productivity.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Respond to incidents in cloud
Troubleshoot issues with the cloud and determine how to restore operations.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Review closing procedures
Review the documentation and gather information on the closing process of assets trading, the step in which the ownership is officially transferred from one party to another, in…
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Ride horses
Ride horses, and pay attention to ensuring the safety of the horse and rider, and applying proper horseback riding techniques.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
- Scan photos
Scan images into computers for editing, storage, and electronic transmission.
practical skillneeded in 4 occupations
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