Practical skills: list by number of occupationsPage 93 of 100
Things you need to be able to do at work. The ones the most occupations require come first.
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- Tow a tractor implement using the power take-off
Tow an implement to tractors equipped with power take-off.
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- Track coffee deliveries
Track coffee and green coffee samples deliveries from vendors.
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- Track train delays
Identify train delays; ensure movement of priority trains; coordinate protection of wide/high loads or special railway operations.
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- Trade future commodities
Buy or sell future commodity contracts on the futures market on your own account or on behalf of a customer or institution in order to make a profit.
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- Trade ships
Buy or sell ships on behalf of a private customer or corporate customer.
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- Train chimney sweeps
Provide training and on the job instructions to newly hired chimney sweeps in order to align them with the company and industry's working standards and procedures.
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- Train dogs
Train dogs to behave appropriately and obey their owners' commands.
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- Train field investigators
Recruit field investigators and present them the objectives, context and geographical area of the survey by the use of distribution folders and media inquiries.
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- Train medical staff on nutrition
Provide training on nutrition to nurses and other medical staff, as well as catering staff.
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- Train volunteers
Provide volunteers with training related to the functioning of the organisation, training them on task/role-specific topics, and providing them with policies and procedures and…
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- Transcribe texts
Use input devices such as mouse, keyboard and scanner, to transcribe texts into a computer.
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- Transfer animal embryos
Implant embryos, under veterinary instruction, ensuring that the health status of both the embryo and the recipient is maintained at all times.
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- Transfer quicklime
Transfer the quicklime through the conveyors.
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- Transfer soap chips
Transfer the soap chips through the conveyor belt into the drying room.
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- Transfer stock
Remove material from one storage location to another.
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- Transfer varnish
Place the varnish and thinner to the reducing tank using pumps.
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- Transfer wax
Transfer the wax from the press into tanks by turning on the valves.
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- Translate strategy into operation
Render strategic tasks into operative level according to the planned timing to achieve planned results and objectives.
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- Transport allocated patients
Drive and convey the allocated patient to and from their home, hospital and any other treatment center in a caring and professional manner.
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- Treat cases of malocclusion
Treat and eliminate malocclusion.
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- Treat exposure of dental pulp
Treat exposure of tooth pulp by pulp capping, removal of pulp from pulp chamber, or root canal, using dental instruments.
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- Treat pain for veterinary patients
Select, administer and monitor analgesics in animals.
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- Treat patients' nails
Use a nail drill to reduce thickening toenails and remove debris from their sulci by inserting nail packs.
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- Treat speech disorders
Provide speech therapy to patients affected by learning disabilities such as dyslexia, stuttering, articulation problems, dyscalculia, swallowing disorders such as dysphagia…
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- Treat swallowing disorders
Work with patients to develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow.
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- Treat vehicle fabrics
Recondition fabrics for vehicles, add preservation agents and apply revitalisers on various surfaces in vinyl or leather.
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- Troubleshoot website
Detect the flaws and malfunctions of a website.
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- Tune instruments on stage
Tune instruments during a performance.
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- Understand rigging work orders
Read work orders, work permits and safety instruction to determine nature and location of work, job instructions, safety requirements, hazard information and evacuation plan.
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- Undertake clinical chiropractic research
Undertake research activities such as research papers, critical reviews, case studies, editorials, expert commentaries and book reviews in order to improve the evidence base for…
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- Undertake procedures to meet UAV flight requirements
Ensure that operation certificates are valid, ensure that the configuration setting is correct, and check if engines are suitable for the flight.
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- Update message displays
Update message displays that show passenger information.
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- Use a water-fed pole system
Make use of poles fitted with brushes and water dispersing mechanisms to reach windows and facades at heights.
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- Use aeronautical mobile service communications
Make use of aeronautical communications devices to transmit and receive technical information to and from aircraft, in line with technical regulations and provisions.
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- Use body adornment equipment
Use hand tools and machines to decorate people's bodies, such as needles, brushes, tattoo machines or scalpels, depending on the kind of adornment.
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- Use capturing systems for live performance
Use equipment and software to track movement and other physical phenomena by image analysis, encoders or sensors to generate control signals for performing art and event…
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- Use chimney sweeping equipment
Operate tools and equipment meant to clean debris from chimneys such as dust sheets, torches, mirrors, floor sheets, bags for debris and various rods and brushes.
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- Use codes to communicate with taxi drivers
Use codes whenever possible to limit the use of conversational language in order to increase productivity.
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- Use computer programs to improve patients' skills
Use specialised computer programs to help patients improve skills they use in their daily lives, working on decision-making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination…
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- Use creative suite software
Use a creative software suite such as ''Adobe'' to aid in graphic designing.
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- Use curing room equipment
Use tools and equipment in curing rooms such as ropes, hangers, brooms, and wrenches.
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- Use drying equipment for vehicles
Employ air compressors and other specialist equipment to dry inside as well as outside surfaces of a vehicle.
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- Use equine dental equipment
Ensure that equine dental equipment is maintained to high standards, prepared and assembled ready for use, including personal protective equipment with the aim of minimising risk…
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- Use furniture dust removing tools
Use tools such as feather duster or treated cloths to remove dust from furniture surfaces.
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- Use gemstone identification equipment
Operate equipment to identify gemstones such as scales, refractometer, and spectroscope.
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- Use hand signal for transport procedures
Use hand signals for transport procedures such as shunting loads and trains in long curves.
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- Use hand tools to make tobacco products
Use a wide range of hand tools to produce tailored or artisanal tobacco products such as cigars or cigarettes.
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- Use handbrake
Use the handbrake as the most effective method to correct high-speed understeering.
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- Use ICT equipment in maintenance activities
Maintain or fix equipment by using information technology equipment such as monitors, computer mice, keyboards, storage devices, printers or scanners.
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- Use interface description language
Utilise specification language for describing interface connection among software components or programs in a programming-language-independent way.
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- Use intranet
Use a private network within an organisation to store information and improve communication and collaboration between employees.
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- Use lensometer
Use a lensometer to take measurements for clients who do not have a prescription in order to make eyeglasses and lenses.
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- Use lift bags
Use bags filled with air to help carry objects underwater, or send them to the surface.
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- Use localisation tools
Employ a variety of translation tools aimed at helping the localisation and adaptation processes for translation works.
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- Use locksmith equipment
Use specialised tools and equipment to operate on locking devices and keys such as lock picks, tension wrenches, key turners and lever picks, destructive opening tools and…
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- Use mechanically separated meat
Use the paste of mechanically separated meat obtained in previous processes of the meat production as to produce products such as frankfurter sausages.
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- Use media software
Use mainly visual programming software such as sound, lighting, image, capturing, motion control, UV mapping, augmented reality, virtual reality, or 3D projecting software.
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- Use music according to the needs of patients
Select and adapt music, musical instruments, and equipment to accord with the strengths and needs of the patients.
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- Use nuclear medicine techniques
Utilise nuclear medicine techniques such as the administration of radiopharmaceuticals to treat and diagnose the patient.
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- Use orthodontic tools
Use orthodontic tools such as gauges, dental placement instruments, probes, scissors, and X-ray units.
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- Use performance 3D visualisation techniques
Visualise a performance environment using 3D applications and pre-visualisation software.
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- Use polygonal modelling
Represent 3D models by using line segments to connect vertices in order to create polygonal mesh on surfaces.
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- Use public space as a creative resource
Adapt the public space for a street arts performance.
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- Use questioning techniques for assessment
Use different questioning techniques such as semi-structured interviews, open and closed questions, or STARR interviews, adapted to the type of information to be gathered.
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- Use rental management software
Use rental management software to monitor aspects of the business such as finances, rentals, and bills.
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- Use séance tools
Utilise tools to communicate with spirits of the dead, such as Ouija boards, spirit tables or cabinets.
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- Use sanding machines
Use a power tool to grind or smoothen surfaces by abrasion with sandpaper.
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- Use seismometers
Operate seismometers in order to measure shifts in the Earth's crust such as motion created by earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.
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- Use sound measuring instruments
Operate instruments such as transducers and sound level meters to measure noise levels in an environment in order to prevent noise pollution.
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- Use therapeutic communication techniques
Use communication techniques in a therapeutic manner to support the patient during the therapy sessions, encouraging descriptions of perceptions, offering help, giving…
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- Use traditional carpet making techniques
Create carpets using traditional or local techniques.
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- Use turning tools
Use turning tools such as gouges and chisels to skin off rounded areas or cut new shapes in the wood.
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- Use X-ray machines
Handle X-ray machines in order to screen suitcases or boxes.
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- Utilise economies of scale in projects
Consider the totality of projects that a company is developing in order to draw economies of scale by using volumes as needed in order to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and…
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- Utilise regular expressions
Combine characters from a specific alphabet using well defined rules to generate character strings that can be used to describe a language or a pattern.
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- Vacuum street debris
Use vacuum machinery to collect and remove waste or leaves in urban areas.
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- Wash bicycles
Clean and dry bicycles with the appropriate tools and products, making sure that no corrosion appears and that the bicycle chain is properly smeared.
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- Weigh fruits and vegetables
Weigh fruits and vegetables for customers and apply price stickers.
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- Weigh leaf quantity per cigar
Weigh and determine the quantity of leaves to be rolled in cigars according to specifications.
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- Weigh varnish ingredients
Weigh ingredients, such as gums, so that they are according to specifications in order to prepare the varnish mixture.
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- Weld underwater
Use underwater arc welding equipment to make welds beneath the water surface.
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- Wind sliver strands
Hold the sliver strands coming from the floor above through a floor opening to facilitate the process of winding strands onto tubes.
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- Winterise fats
Perform winterising on fats which consists in removing fatty stearin.
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- Wire control panel
Strip the wire ends to ensure proper connections and attach wires to the components on the control panel.
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- Witness the signing of documents
Observe and attest the veracity of the celebration and signing of documents having a legally binding character.
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- Work from suspended access cradle
Work safely from a suspended access cradle, also known as a swing stage, a cradle suspended from four ropes.
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- Work in crises areas
Support people in fragile and conflict affected environments such as in developing countries.
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- Work in fitness teams
Assist qualified fitness instructors and other workers in their duties.
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- Work to develop physical ability to perform at the highest level in sport
Identify the necessary level of fitness, understand the nutritional strategy and work with coaching/supporting team (e.g. coaches, physiotherapist, nutritionist, psychologist) to…
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- Work with a dance team
Work with the dance direction and artistic team ensuring smooth cooperation.
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- Work with authorities related to mortuary services
Liaise with police, funeral directors, spiritual care personnel and the families of the deceased.
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- Work with e-services available to citizens
Use, manage and work with public and private online services, such as e-commerce, e-governance, e-banking, e-health services.
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- Work with mistelle bases
Apply the procedure of adding alcohol to juices of crushed grapes rather than fermenting them to produce alcohol.
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- Write an architectural brief
Draft a brief that discusses the requirements of the client.
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- Write dock records
Write and manage dock records in which all information about ships entering and leaving docks is registered.
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- Write gemstone grading report
Write a grading report to determine the quality of gemstones.
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- Write job descriptions
Prepare a description of the required profile, qualifications and skills for a specific function, by doing research, analyse the activities to be performed and get information…
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- Write leasing reports
Keep written records of leasing agreements.
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- Write prescriptions for medication in dentistry
Determine indications and contraindications for the use of medication in dental practice, determining their dosages and routes of administration and writing prescriptions for…
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- Write railway investigation reports
On completion of an investigation, the railway investigator, in consultation with industry stakeholders, safety authorities, individuals and any other parties involved in the…
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