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TITLE: Paperhangers

DEFINITION: Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces, such as walls and billboards. Duties include removing old materials from surface to be papered.

  • TASKS
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • SKILLS
  • ABILITIES
  • WORK ACTIVITIES
  • WORK CONTEXT
  • INTERESTS
  • WORK VALUES
  • CROSSWALKS


    TASKS:

    1. Applies thinned glue to waterproof porous surfaces, using brush, roller, or pasting machine.

    2. Measures and cuts strips from roll of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razor.

    3. Mixes paste, using paste-powder and water, and brushes paste onto surface.

    4. Trims rough edges from strips, using straightedge and trimming knife.

    5. Aligns and places strips or poster sections of billboard on surface to match adjacent edges.

    6. Smoothes strips or poster sections with brush or roller to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.

    7. Trims excess material at ceiling or baseboard, using knife.

    8. Marks vertical guideline on wall to align first strip, using plumb bob and chalkline.

    9. Applies acetic acid to damp plaster to prevent lime from bleeding through paper.

    10. Staples or tacks advertising posters onto fences, walls, or poles.

    11. Measures walls and ceiling to compute number and length of strips required to cover surface.

    12. Smoothes rough spots on walls and ceilings, using sandpaper.

    13. Fills holes and cracks with plaster, using trowel.

    14. Removes old paper, using water, steam machine, or chemical remover and scraper.

    15. Removes paint, varnish, and grease from surfaces, using paint remover and water soda solution.

    16. Erects and works from scaffold.

    KNOWLEDGE:
    Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.

    67 Building and Construction
    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings

    42 Design
    Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

    38 Mathematics
    Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications

    33 Chemistry
    Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods

    25 Mechanical
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance

    17 Customer and Personal Service
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques

    13 Geography
    Knowledge of various methods for describing the location and distribution of land, sea, and air masses including their physical locations, relationships, and characteristics

    8 Administration and Management
    Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods

    8 Physics
    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena

    8 Communications and Media
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media

    8 English Language
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar

    4 Transportation
    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including their relative costs, advantages, and limitations

    4 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process

    4 Telecommunications
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems

    4 Engineering and Technology
    Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications

    SKILLS:
    Skills elements are ranked by importance.

    58 Product Inspection
    Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products

    54 Equipment Selection
    Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

    46 Information Organization
    Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information

    46 Mathematics
    Using mathematics to solve problems

    38 Problem Identification
    Identifying the nature of problems

    38 Identification of Key Causes
    Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal

    33 Monitoring
    Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something

    33 Solution Appraisal
    Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts

    29 Idea Evaluation
    Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation

    25 Judgment and Decision Making
    Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action

    25 Time Management
    Managing one's own time and the time of others

    25 Coordination
    Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions

    25 Operations Analysis
    Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design

    21 Visioning
    Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions

    21 Learning Strategies
    Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things

    17 Critical Thinking
    Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches

    17 Information Gathering
    Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information

    17 Idea Generation
    Generating a number of different approaches to problems

    17 Reading Comprehension
    Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents

    13 Active Listening
    Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate

    13 Equipment Maintenance
    Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed

    13 Management of Material Resources
    Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work

    13 Operation and Control
    Controlling operations of equipment or systems

    8 Technology Design
    Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs

    8 Science
    Using scientific methods to solve problems

    8 Systems Perception
    Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur

    8 Identifying Downstream Consequences
    Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations

    8 Repairing
    Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools

    8 Implementation Planning
    Developing approaches for implementing an idea

    8 Synthesis/Reorganization
    Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks

    8 Social Perceptiveness
    Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do

    8 Active Learning
    Working with new material or information to grasp its implications

    4 Management of Personnel Resources
    Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job

    4 Management of Financial Resources
    Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures

    4 Writing
    Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience

    4 Systems Evaluation
    Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy

    4 Speaking
    Talking to others to effectively convey information

    4 Persuasion
    Persuading others to approach things differently

    4 Negotiation
    Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences

    4 Service Orientation
    Actively looking for ways to help people

    4 Installation
    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications

    4 Troubleshooting
    Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it

    4 Instructing
    Teaching others how to do something .

    ABILITIES:
    Abilities elements are ranked by importance.

    65 Extent Flexibility
    The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs

    60 Arm-Hand Steadiness
    The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position

    60 Manual Dexterity
    The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects

    55 Multilimb Coordination
    The ability to coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the body is in motion

    50 Wrist-Finger Speed
    The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists

    50 Number Facility
    The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly

    45 Static Strength
    The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects

    45 Information Ordering
    The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.

    45 Trunk Strength
    The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing

    40 Visualization
    The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged

    40 Gross Body Equilibrium
    The ability to keep or regain one's body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position

    35 Dynamic Strength
    The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue

    35 Stamina
    The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath

    35 Problem Sensitivity
    The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

    30 Finger Dexterity
    The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects

    30 Oral Comprehension
    The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

    30 Speed of Limb Movement
    The ability to quickly move the arms or legs

    30 Near Vision
    The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)

    25 Deductive Reasoning
    The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.

    25 Gross Body Coordination
    The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion

    25 Visual Color Discrimination
    The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness

    20 Mathematical Reasoning
    The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem

    20 Inductive Reasoning
    The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.

    20 Dynamic Flexibility
    The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs

    20 Far Vision
    The ability to see details at a distance

    20 Fluency of Ideas
    The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.

    15 Spatial Orientation
    The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self

    15 Oral Expression
    The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand

    15 Time Sharing
    The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)

    15 Written Comprehension
    The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

    15 Control Precision
    The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions

    10 Selective Attention
    The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time

    10 Reaction Time
    The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears

    10 Perceptual Speed
    The ability to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object

    10 Flexibility of Closure
    The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material

    10 Memorization
    The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures

    10 Response Orientation
    The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts

    10 Depth Perception
    The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer

    5 Night Vision
    The ability to see under low light conditions

    5 Speech Recognition
    The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person

    5 Sound Localization
    The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated

    5 Written Expression
    The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand

    5 Auditory Attention
    The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds

    5 Originality
    The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem

    5 Hearing Sensitivity
    The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness

    5 Glare Sensitivity
    The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting

    5 Peripheral Vision
    The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward

    5 Explosive Strength
    The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object

    5 Speed of Closure
    The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern

    5 Rate Control
    The ability to time the adjustments of a movement or equipment control in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a continuously moving object or scene

    5 Speech Clarity
    The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener

    WORK ACTIVITIES:
    Work activities elements are ranked by importance.

    100 Handling and Moving Objects
    Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.

    92 Performing General Physical Activities
    Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.

    58 Implementing Ideas or Programs
    Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.

    58 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
    Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

    46 Estimating Needed Characteristics
    Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

    38 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
    Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.

    38 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
    Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.

    38 Controlling Machines and Processes
    Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

    29 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.

    29 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
    Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.

    29 Processing Information
    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.

    25 Evaluating Information Against Standards
    Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.

    21 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.

    21 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
    Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

    17 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
    Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

    17 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
    Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

    17 Analyzing Data or Information
    Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

    17 Thinking Creatively
    Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

    8 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
    Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.

    8 Performing Administrative Activities
    Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.

    8 Documenting or Recording Information
    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.

    8 Communicating With Other Workers
    Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.

    4 Teaching Others
    Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

    4 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
    Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.

    4 Operating Vehicles or Equipment
    Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

    4 Developing Objectives and Strategies
    Establishing long range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.

    4 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
    Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

    4 Scheduling Work and Activities
    Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.

    4 Selling or Influencing Others
    Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.

    4 Assisting and Caring for Others
    Providing assistance or personal care to others.

    4 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
    Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.

    4 Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
    Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.

    4 Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others
    Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be understood or used to support responses or feedback to others.

    4 Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
    Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

    WORK CONTEXT:
    Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .

    90 (F) Standing
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?

    85 (F) Indoors
    How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors

    72 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
    How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?

    72 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
    How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

    65 (F) Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, Poles, etc.
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc?

    65 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

    65 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?

    48 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
    How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?

    40 (F) Keeping or Regaining Balance
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Keeping or regaining balance?

    40 (F) Contaminants
    How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?

    40 (F) High Places
    How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to high places? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)

    40 (I) Provide a Service to Others
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?

    40 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?

    35 (F) Outdoors
    How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Outdoors

    30 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?

    28 (D) High Places
    If injury, due to exposure to high places, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)

    27 (S) Consequence of Error
    How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?

    25 (F) Sitting
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?

    25 (F) Walking or Running
    How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?

    23 (L) High Places
    What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to high places while performing this job? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)

    20 (F) Hazardous Situations
    How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous situations? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns

    20 (F) Special Uniform
    How often does the worker wear: A special uniform, such as that of a commercial pilot, nurse, police officer, or military personnel?

    20 (F) Common Protective or Safety Attire
    How often does the worker wear: Common protective or safety attire, such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard-hat, or personal flotation device?

    20 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
    How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?

    15 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
    How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

    15 (F) Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
    How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Cramped work space that requires getting into awkward positions?

    15 (F) Very Hot
    How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?

    14 (L) Hazardous Situations
    What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous situations while performing this job? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns

    12 (I) Deal With External Customers
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Deal with external customers (e.g., retail sales) or the public in general (e.g., police work)?

    12 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
    How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?

    10 (F) Frequency in Conflict Situations
    How frequently do the job requirements place the worker in conflict situations?

    10 (F) Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
    How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

    10 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
    How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?

    10 (F) Hazardous Conditions
    How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to hazardous conditions? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)

    10 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
    To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?

    8 (I) Coordinate or Lead Others
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (not supervision)?

    8 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
    How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

    8 (D) Hazardous Situations
    If injury, due to exposure to hazardous situations, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns

    7 (C) Job-Required Social Interaction
    How much does this job require the worker to be in contact (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) with others in order to perform it?

    6 (L) Hazardous Conditions
    What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous conditions while performing this job? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)

    4 (I) Supervise, Coach, Train Others
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Supervise, coach, train, or develop other employees?

    4 (I) Persuade Someone to a Course of Action
    How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Persuade someone to a course of action (informally) or influence others to buy something (to sell)?

    4 (D) Hazardous Conditions
    If injury, due to exposure to hazardous conditions, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)

    3 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
    How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

    3 (A) Degree of Automation
    Indicate the level of automation of this job.

    INTERESTS:
    Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.

    94 Realistic
    Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

    33 Conventional
    Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

    28 Enterprising
    Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

    17 Investigative
    Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

    11 Social
    Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

    11 Artistic
    Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

    WORK VALUES:
    Work values elements are ranked by extent.

    56 Relationships-Mean Extent
    Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

    48 Support-Mean Extent
    Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

    44 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
    Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

    44 Achievement-Mean Extent
    Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

    33 Independence-Mean Extent
    Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

    30 Recognition-Mean Extent
    Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

    88 Moral Values
    Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong

    56 Activity
    Workers on this job are busy all the time

    53 Independence
    Workers on this job do their work alone

    50 Company Policies and Practices
    Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company

    50 Achievement
    Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment

    47 Supervision, Human Relations
    Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management

    47 Compensation
    Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers

    47 Co-workers
    Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with

    47 Supervision, Technical
    Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well

    44 Security
    Workers on this job have steady employment

    44 Responsibility
    Workers on this job make decisions on their own

    38 Ability Utilization
    Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities

    38 Advancement
    Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement

    34 Recognition
    Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do

    34 Variety
    Workers on this job have something different to do every day

    34 Social Service
    Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people

    31 Working Conditions
    Workers on this job have good working conditions

    31 Autonomy
    Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision

    28 Social Status
    Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community

    25 Creativity
    Workers on this job try out their own ideas

    22 Authority
    Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others

    CROSSWALKS:
    DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): 841381010 Paperhanger
    841684010 Billposter

    AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): 0390 PAPERHANGER

    CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): 583 Paperhangers

    CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): 460408 Painter and Wall Coverer

    GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): 050504 Craft Technology: Painting, Plastering, and Paperhanging
    051214 Elemental Work: Mechanical: Painting, Caulking, and Coating

    MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): No crosswalks

    OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): 87402 Painters and Paperhangers, Construction and Maintenance

    OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): 4102 Painting
    4101 Miscellaneous Painting and Paperhanging
    4103 Paperhanging

    SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): 47-2142 Paperhangers


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