keep your arm or hand steady

hold or move items with your hands

Hand and Finger Use

group things in different ways

make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Ideas and Logic

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Furniture Finisher

Manufacturing

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

manufacture and distribution of products

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

mechanical

Engineering and Technology

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

Attention to Detail

Dependability

A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work.

A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.

A tendency to be careful, deliberate, and risk-avoidant when making work-related decisions or doing work.

Cautiousness

A tendency to exhibit determination and resolve to perform or complete tasks in the face of difficult circumstances or obstacles at work.

Perseverance

A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.

Achievement Orientation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

A tendency to be honest and ethical at work.

Integrity

A tendency to remain calm and composed and to manage emotions effectively in response to criticism or difficult situations at work.

Self-Control

A tendency to cope and function effectively in stressful situations at work.

Stress Tolerance

A tendency to seek out and acquire new work-related knowledge and obtain a deep understanding of work-related subjects.

Intellectual Curiosity

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Southwestern

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Basic Skills

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Problem Solving

Furniture Finishers

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Getting Information

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Handling and Moving Objects

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Performing General Physical Activities

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Furniture Finishers

What do they typically do on the job?

Personality

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Interests

Realistic

Artistic

Conventional

Abilities

Hand and Finger Use

Ideas and Logic

Skills

Basic Skills

Problem Solving

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