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Appendix F Establishment Work Activities Questionnaire Nov 2023

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WORK ACTIVITIES
Important questions about
the work activities
of your occupation

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Instructions for Making Knowledge Ratings

Getting Started
You will be asked questions about work activities, which are a set of similar actions that are performed
together in many different jobs.
EXAMPLE

INSTRUCTIONS
•

Read the definition of the work activity
provided in the dark blue box above the
question.

•

Then, rate how important the work activity is to
the performance of your current job.

If you select at least somewhat important, you will
be asked to rate the level of the work activity.
•

The level of a work activity is how complex
the activity is to perform in your current
job.

•

To help you understand the different
levels, examples are provided that require
either a low, moderate, or high level of
complexity to perform the work activity.
These examples come from a variety of
jobs. They may or may not be directly
related to your current job.

•

Coordinating the Work and Activities of
Others includes getting members of a
group to work together to accomplish
tasks.
How important is coordinating the work
and activities of others to the performance
of your current job?
Not important → Go to next question
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important
If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of coordinating the
work and activities of others is needed
to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety of
jobs:
Low: Exchange information
during a shift change
Moderate: Organize the cleanup
crew after a major sporting event
High: Act as general contractor
for building a large industrial
complex
1 Low
2

“1” on the scale means that a low level of
complexity is needed to perform the work
activity in your current job.

“7” on the scale means that a high level of
complexity is needed to perform the work
activity in your current job.

4 Moderate
5

7 High

Your Current Job
Please answer the following questions about work activities as they relate to your current job. For
reference, your current job is summarized below.

Registered Nurses
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain
medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise
patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or
registration required.

Mark your response by placing a check mark, an “X,” or completely filling in the circle:

✓

Getting information includes observing,
receiving, and otherwise obtaining information
from all relevant sources.

How important is getting information to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 2
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

1b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of getting
information is needed to perform your
current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Follow a standard blueprint
Moderate: Review a budget
High: Study international tax laws

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

How important is identifying objects,
actions, and events to the performance of
your current job?
Not important → Go to 3
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important
2b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of identifying
objects, actions, and events is needed
to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Test an automobile
transmission
Moderate: Judge the suitability of
food products for an event
High: Determine the reaction of a
virus to a new drug

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

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

How important is monitoring processes,
materials, or surroundings to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 4
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

3b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of monitoring
processes, materials, or surroundings is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Check to see if baking bread
is done
Moderate: Test electrical circuits
High: Check the status of a patient
in critical medical care

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

How important is inspecting equipment,
structures, or materials to the performance
of your current job?
Not important → Go to 5
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

4b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of inspecting
equipment, structures, or materials is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Check that doors to a
building are locked
Moderate: Inspect equipment in a
chemical processing plant
High: Conduct a thorough
inspection of an aircraft engine

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Estimating the quantifiable characteristics of
products, events, or information includes
estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or
determining time, costs, resources, or materials
needed to perform a work activity.

How important is estimating the quantifiable
characteristics of products, events, or
information to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to 6
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

5b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of estimating the
quantifiable characteristics of products,
events, or information is needed to
perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Estimate the size of
household furniture to be shipped
Moderate: Estimate the time
required to evacuate a city in the
event of a major disaster
High: Estimate the amount of
natural resources that lie beneath
the world’s oceans

Judging the qualities of objects, services, or
people includes assessing the value,
importance, or quality of things or people.

How important is judging the qualities of
objects, services, or people to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 7
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

6b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of judging the
qualities of objects, services, or people
is needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Determine whether to
remove a tree that has been
damaged
Moderate: Determine the value of
property lost in a fire
High: Establish the value of a
recently discovered ancient
artwork
1 Low

1 Low
2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

Evaluating information to determine
compliance with standards includes using
relevant information and individual judgment to
determine whether events or processes comply
with laws, regulations, or standards.

How important is evaluating information to
determine compliance with standards to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 8
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

7b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of evaluating
information to determine compliance
with standards is needed to perform
your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Review forms for
completeness
Moderate: Evaluate a
complicated insurance claim for
compliance with policy terms
High: Make a ruling in court on a
complicated motion

Processing information includes compiling,
coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating,
auditing, or verifying information or data.

How important is processing information to
the performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 9
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

8b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of processing
information is needed to perform your
current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Calculate the costs for
shipping packages
Moderate: Calculate the
adjustments for insurance claims
High: Compile data for a complex
scientific report

1 Low
1 Low
2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

Analyzing data or information includes
identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or
facts of information by breaking down
information or data into separate parts.

How important is analyzing data or
information to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to 10
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

9b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of analyzing data or
information is needed to perform your
current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Skim a short article to gather
the main point
Moderate: Determine the interest
cost to finance a new building
High: Analyze the cost of medical
care services for all hospitals in
the country

Making decisions and solving problems
includes analyzing information and evaluating
results to choose the best solution and solve
problems.

10. How important is making decisions and
solving problems to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to 11
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

10b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of making decisions
and solving problems is needed to
perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Determine the meal
selection for a cafeteria
Moderate: Select the location for
a major retail store
High: Make the final decision
about a company’s 5-year plan

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Thinking creatively includes developing,
designing, or creating new applications, ideas,
relationships, systems, or products, including
artistic contributions.

11. How important is thinking creatively to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 12
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

11b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of thinking
creatively is needed to perform your
current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Change the spacing on a
printed report
Moderate: Adapt popular music
for a high school marching band
High: Create new computer
software

Updating and using relevant knowledge
includes keeping up-to-date technically and
applying new knowledge to your job.

12. How important is updating and using
relevant knowledge to the performance of
your current job?
Not important → Go to 13
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

12b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of updating and
using relevant knowledge is needed to
perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Keep up with price changes
in a small retail store
Moderate: Keep current on
changes in maintenance
procedures for repairing sports
cars
High: Learn information related to
a complex and rapidly changing
technology

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Developing objectives and strategies includes
establishing long-range objectives and
specifying the strategies and actions to achieve
them.

13. How important is developing objectives and
strategies to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to 14
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

13b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of developing
objectives and strategies is needed to
perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Plan the holiday schedule for
an airline workforce
Moderate: Develop the plan to
complete the merger of two
organizations over a 3-year period
High: Develop a 10-year business
plan for an organization

Scheduling work and activities includes
scheduling events, programs, and activities, as
well as the work of others.

14. How important is scheduling work and
activities to the performance of your current
job?
Not important → Go to 15
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

14b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of scheduling work
and activities is needed to perform your
current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Make appointments for
patients using a predetermined
schedule
Moderate: Prepare the work
schedule for salesclerks in a large
retail store
High: Schedule a complex
conference program with multiple,
parallel sessions

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work
includes developing specific goals and plans to
prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

15. How important is organizing, planning, and
prioritizing work to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to 16
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

15b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of organizing,
planning, and prioritizing work is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Organize a work schedule
that is repetitive and easy to plan
Moderate: Plan and adjust a
personal to-do list according to
changing demands
High: Prioritize and plan multiple
tasks several months ahead

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.

16. How important is performing general
physical activities to the performance of
your current job?
Not important → Go to 17
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

16b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of performing
general physical activities is needed to
perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Walk between workstations
in a small office
Moderate: Paint the outside of a
house
High: Climb up and down poles to
install electrical wires

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Handling and moving objects includes using
hands and arms in handling, installing,
positioning, and moving materials, and
manipulating things.

17. How important is handling and moving
objects to the performance of your current
job?
Not important → Go to 18
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Controlling machines and processes includes
using either control mechanisms or direct
physical activity to operate machines or
processes (not including computers or vehicles).

18. How important is controlling machines and
processes to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to 19
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

17b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of handling and
moving objects is needed to perform
your current job?

18b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of controlling
machines and processes is needed to
perform your current job?

Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Change settings on copy
machines
Moderate: Arrange books in a
library
High: Load boxes on an assembly
line

Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Operate a cash register
Moderate: Operate a drilling rig
High: Operate a precision milling
machine

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Working with computers includes using
computers and computer systems (including
hardware and software) to program, write
software, set up functions, enter data, or
process information.

19. How important is working with computers to
the performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 20
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

19b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of working with
computers is needed to perform your
current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Enter employee information
into a database
Moderate: Write software for
keeping track of parts in inventory
High: Set up a new computer
system for a large multinational
company

Operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or
equipment includes running, maneuvering,
navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized
equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles,
aircraft, or watercraft.

20. How important is operating vehicles,
mechanized devices, or equipment to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 21
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

20b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of operating
vehicles, mechanized devices, or
equipment is needed to perform your
current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Drive a car
Moderate: Drive an 18-wheel
tractor-trailer
High: Hover a helicopter in strong
wind

1 Low
2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

Drafting, laying out, and specifying technical
devices, parts, and equipment includes
providing documentation, detailed instructions,
drawings, or specifications to tell others about
how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are
to be fabricated, constructed, assembled,
modified, maintained, or used.
21. How important is drafting, laying out, and
specifying technical devices, parts, and
equipment to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to 22
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

21b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of drafting, laying
out, and specifying technical devices,
parts, and equipment is needed to
perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Specify the lighting for a
work area
Moderate: Specify the furniture
and equipment for a new school
High: Draw the layout of a circuit
board for a high-performance
computer

Repairing and maintaining mechanical
equipment includes servicing, repairing,
adjusting, and testing machines, devices,
moving parts, and equipment that operate
primarily on the basis of mechanical (not
electronic) principles.
22. How important is repairing and maintaining
mechanical equipment to the performance
of your current job?
Not important → Go to 23
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

22b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of repairing and
maintaining mechanical equipment is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Make simple, external
adjustments to a door hinge with
ordinary hand tools
Moderate: Change the oil in a
tractor
High: Overhaul a power plant
turbine

1 Low
1 Low
2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

Repairing and maintaining electronic
equipment includes servicing, repairing,
calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing
machines, devices, and equipment that operate
primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic
(not mechanical) principles.

Documenting/recording information includes
entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or
maintaining information in written or
electronic/magnetic form.

23. How important is repairing and maintaining
electronic equipment to the performance of
your current job?

24. How important is documenting/recording
information to the performance of your
current job?

Not important → Go to 24
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Not important → Go to 25
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

23b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of repairing and
maintaining electronic equipment is
needed to perform your current job?

24b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of documenting/
recording information is needed to
perform your current job?

Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Use display settings to adjust
a television picture
Moderate: Make repairs by
removing and replacing circuit
boards
High: Use complex test equipment
to calibrate electronic equipment

Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Record the weight of a
patient during a routine health
exam
Moderate: Document the results
of a crime scene investigation
High: Maintain information about
the use of satellites for industry
communications

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Interpreting the meaning of information for
others includes translating or explaining what
information means and how it can be used.

25. How important is interpreting the meaning
of information for others to the performance
of your current job?
Not important → Go to 26
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

25b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of interpreting the
meaning of information for others is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Interpret a blood pressure
reading
Moderate: Interpret how foreign
tax laws apply to U.S. exports
High: Interpret a complex
experiment in physics for general
audiences

Communicating with supervisors, peers, or
subordinates includes providing information to
supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates by
telephone, in written form, by e-mail, or in
person.

26. How important is communicating with
supervisors, peers, or subordinates to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 27
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

26b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of communicating
with supervisors, peers, or subordinates
is needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Write brief messages to
others
Moderate: Report the results of a
sales meeting to a supervisor
High: Create and deliver a
presentation on a company’s
internal policies

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Communicating with people outside the
organization includes representing the
organization to customers, the public,
government, and other external sources. This
information can be exchanged in person, in
writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
27. How important is communicating with
people outside the organization to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 28
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

27b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of communicating
with people outside the organization is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Have little contact with
people outside the organization
Moderate: Present information to
potential clients about available
services
High: Prepare or deliver press
releases

Establishing and maintaining interpersonal
relationships includes developing constructive
and cooperative working relationships with
others and maintaining them over time.

28. How important is establishing and
maintaining interpersonal relationships to
the performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 29
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

28b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of establishing and
maintaining interpersonal relationships
is needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Exchange greetings with a
coworker
Moderate: Maintain good
working relationships with almost
all coworkers and clients
High: Gain cooperation from a
diverse group of executives with
competing interests

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Assisting and caring for others includes
providing personal assistance, medical
attention, emotional support, or other personal
care to others such as coworkers, customers, or
patients.

Selling or influencing others includes
convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or
to otherwise change their minds or actions.

29. How important is assisting and caring for
others to the performance of your current
job?

30. How important is selling or influencing
others to the performance of your current
job?

Not important → Go to 30
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

29b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of assisting and
caring for others is needed to perform
your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Help a coworker complete an
assignment
Moderate: Help a medical patient
find in-home assistance or
healthcare
High: Care for seriously injured
persons in an emergency room

Not important → Go to 31
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

30b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of selling or
influencing others is needed to perform
your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Convince a coworker to
assist with an assignment
Moderate: Make a sales pitch to
convince others to buy a product
High: Deliver a major sales
campaign in a new market

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others
includes handling complaints, settling disputes,
and resolving grievances and conflicts, or
otherwise negotiating with others.

Performing for or working directly with the
public includes serving customers in restaurants
and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

31. How important is resolving conflicts and
negotiating with others to the performance
of your current job?

32. How important is performing for or working
directly with the public to the performance
of your current job?

Not important → Go to 32
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

31b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of resolving
conflicts and negotiating with others is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Apologize to a customer who
complains about waiting too long
Moderate: Get two subordinates
to agree about vacation schedules
High: Negotiate a major labormanagement contract

Not important → Go to 33
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

32b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of performing for or
working directly with the public is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Check tickets at a concert
Moderate: Sell shoes in a crowded
shoe store
High: Perform a monologue on TV

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Coordinating the work and activities of others
includes getting members of a group to work
together to accomplish tasks.

33. How important is coordinating the work and
activities of others to the performance of
your current job?
Not important → Go to 34
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

33b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of coordinating the
work and activities of others is needed
to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Exchange information during
a shift change
Moderate: Organize the cleanup
crew after a major sporting event
High: Act as general contractor
for building a large industrial
complex

Developing and building teams includes
encouraging and building mutual trust, respect,
and cooperation among team members.

34. How important is developing and building
teams to the performance of your current
job?
Not important → Go to 35
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

34b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of developing and
building teams is needed to perform
your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Encourage two coworkers to
stick with a tough assignment
Moderate: Lead an assembly
team in an automobile plant
High: Lead a large team to design
and build a new aircraft

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Training and teaching others includes
identifying the educational needs of others,
developing formal educational or training
programs or classes, and teaching or instructing
others.

35. How important is training and teaching
others to the performance of your current
job?
Not important → Go to 36
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

35b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of training and
teaching others is needed to perform
your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Give coworkers brief
instructions on a simple
procedural change
Moderate: Teach a social sciences
course to high school students
High: Develop and conduct
training programs for a medical
school

Guiding, directing, and motivating
subordinates includes setting performance
standards and monitoring performance.

36. How important is guiding, directing, and
motivating subordinates to the
performance of your current job?
Not important → Go to 37
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

36b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of guiding, directing,
and motivating subordinates is needed
to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Work occasionally as a
backup supervisor
Moderate: Manage a small team
of employees in a dynamic
workplace
High: Manage a severely
downsized unit

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Coaching and developing others includes
identifying the developmental needs of others
and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping
others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Providing consultation and advice to others
includes providing guidance and expert advice
to management or other groups on technical,
systems-, or process-related topics.

37. How important is coaching and developing
others to the performance of your current
job?

38. How important is providing consultation
and advice to others to the performance of
your current job?

Not important → Go to 38
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

37b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of coaching and
developing others is needed to perform
your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Show a coworker how to
operate a piece of equipment
Moderate: Provide on-the-job
training for administrative
workers
High: Coach a college athletic
team

Not important → Go to 39
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

38b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of providing
consultation and advice to others is
needed to perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Work in a position that
requires little advising of others
Moderate: Recommend a new
software package to increase
operational efficiency
High: Provide ideas for changing
an organization to increase
profitability

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Performing administrative activities includes
performing day-to-day administrative tasks
such as maintaining information files and
processing paperwork.

39. How important is performing administrative
activities to the performance of your current
job?
Not important → Go to 40
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Staffing organizational units includes
recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and
promoting employees in an organization.

40. How important is staffing organizational
units to the performance of your current
job?
Not important → Go to 41
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

39b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of performing
administrative activities is needed to
perform your current job?

40b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of staffing
organizational units is needed to
perform your current job?

Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Complete routine paperwork
Moderate: Complete tax forms for
a small business
High: Serve as the benefits
director for a large computer sales
organization

Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Work in a position that has
minimal staffing requirements
Moderate: Interview candidates
for a sales position and make
hiring recommendations
High: Direct a recruiting program
for a large international
organization

1 Low

4 Moderate

7 High

Monitoring and controlling resources includes
overseeing the spending of money.

41. How important is monitoring and controlling
resources to the performance of your
current job?
Not important → Go to next section
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

41b. If at least somewhat important, what
level of complexity of monitoring and
controlling resources is needed to
perform your current job?
Examples of activities from a variety
of jobs:
Low: Work as a server responsible
for keeping track of utensils
Moderate: Work as a chef
responsible for ordering food for
the menu
High: Serve as a financial
executive in charge of a large
company’s budget
1 Low
2
3
4 Moderate
5
6
7 High

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Work Tasks
These questions are about tasks related to your current job. A task is an action or set of actions performed
together to accomplish an objective. You will be asked about each task’s relevance, frequency, and
importance. Rate each task as if you were performing work that is typical of your current job.

Task 1: Consult and coordinate with health care
team members to assess, plan, implement and
evaluate patient care plans.

Is Task 1 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 2

Task 2: Maintain accurate, detailed reports and
records.

Is Task 2 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 3

1b. How often is Task 1 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

2b. How often is Task 2 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

1c.

2c.

How important is Task 1 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

How important is Task 2 to performance
of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 3: Modify patient treatment plans as
indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.

Is Task 3 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 4

Task 4: Monitor all aspects of patient care,
including diet and physical activity.

Is Task 4 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 5

3b. How often is Task 3 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

4b. How often is Task 4 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

3c.

4c.

How important is Task 3 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

How important is Task 4 to performance
of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 5: Monitor, record and report symptoms
and changes in patients’ conditions.

Is Task 5 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 6

Task 6: Observe nurses and visit patients to
ensure that proper nursing care is provided.

Is Task 6 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 7

5b. How often is Task 5 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

6b. How often is Task 6 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

5c.

6c.

How important is Task 5 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

How important is Task 6 to performance
of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 7: Prepare patients for, and assist with,
examinations and treatments.

Is Task 7 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 8

Task 8: Prepare rooms, sterile instruments,
equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock
of supplies is maintained.

Is Task 8 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 9

7b. How often is Task 7 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

8b. How often is Task 8 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

7c.

8c.

How important is Task 7 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

How important is Task 8 to performance
of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 9: Provide health care, first aid,
immunizations and assistance in convalescent
and rehabilitation in locations such as schools,
hospitals and industry.

Is Task 9 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 10

Task 10: Record patients’ medical information
and vital signs.

10. Is Task 10 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 11

9b. How often is Task 9 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

10b. How often is Task 10 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

9c.

10c. How important is Task 10 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

How important is Task 9 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 11: Assess the needs of individuals,
families, and/or communities, including
assessment of individuals’ home and/or work
environments to identify potential health or
safety problems.

11. Is Task 11 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 12

Task 12: Conduct specified laboratory tests.

12. Is Task 12 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 13

11b. How often is Task 11 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

12b. How often is Task 12 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

11c. How important is Task 11 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

12c. How important is Task 12 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

.
Task 13: Consult with institutions or associations
regarding issues and concerns relevant to the
practice and profession of nursing.

13. Is Task 13 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 14

Task 14: Direct and supervise less skilled
nursing/health care personnel, or supervise a
particular unit on one shift.

14. Is Task 14 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 15

13b. How often is Task 13 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

14b. How often is Task 14 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

13c. How important is Task 13 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

14c. How important is Task 14 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 15: Hand items to surgeons during
operations.

15. Is Task 15 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 16

Task 16: Instruct individuals, families and other
groups on topics such as health education,
disease prevention and childbirth, and develop
health improvement programs.

16. Is Task 16 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 17

15b. How often is Task 15 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

16b. How often is Task 16 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

15c. How important is Task 15 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

16c. How important is Task 16 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 17: Order, interpret, and evaluate
diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’
condition.

17. Is Task 17 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 18

Task 18: Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical
devices or other forms of treatment, such as
physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related
therapeutic procedures.

18. Is Task 18 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 19

17b. How often is Task 17 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

18b. How often is Task 18 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

17c. How important is Task 17 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

18c. How important is Task 18 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 19: Provide or arrange for
training/instruction of auxiliary personnel or
students.

19. Is Task 19 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 20

Task 20: Refer students or patients to
specialized health resources or community
agencies furnishing assistance.

20. Is Task 20 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 21

19b. How often is Task 19 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

20b. How often is Task 20 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

19c. How important is Task 19 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

20c. How important is Task 20 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 21: Work with individuals, groups, and
families to plan and implement programs
designed to improve the overall health of
communities.

21. Is Task 21 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 22

Task 22: Administer local, inhalation,
intravenous, and other anesthetics.

22. Is Task 22 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 23

21b. How often is Task 21 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

22b. How often is Task 22 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

21c. How important is Task 21 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

22c. How important is Task 22 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 23: Contract independently to render
nursing care, usually to one patient, in hospital
or private home.

Task 24: Deliver infants and provide prenatal
and postpartum care and treatment under
obstetrician’s supervision.

23. Is Task 23 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 24

24. Is Task 24 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 25

23b. How often is Task 23 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

24b. How often is Task 24 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

23c. How important is Task 23 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

24c. How important is Task 24 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 25: Direct and coordinate infection control
programs, advising and consulting with specified
personnel about necessary precautions.

25. Is Task 25 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 26

Task 26: Engage in research activities related to
nursing.

26. Is Task 26 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 27

25b. How often is Task 25 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

26b. How often is Task 26 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

25c. How important is Task 25 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

26c. How important is Task 26 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 27: Inform physician of patient’s condition
during anesthesia.

27. Is Task 27 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 28

Task 28: Perform administrative and managerial
functions, such as taking responsibility for a
unit’s staff, budget, planning, and long-range
goals.

28. Is Task 28 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to 29

27b. How often is Task 27 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

28b. How often is Task 28 performed in your
current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often

27c. How important is Task 27 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

28c. How important is Task 28 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Task 29: Perform physical examinations, make
tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route
to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.

29. Is Task 29 relevant at all to performance of
your current job?
Yes
No → Go to next page
29b. How often is Task 29 performed in
your current job?
Once per year or less
More than once per year
More than once per month
More than once per week
Daily
Several times per day
Hourly or more often
29c. How important is Task 29 to
performance of your current job?
Not important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Extremely important

Are there any additional tasks relevant to your current job?
Yes
No → Go to next section
Please describe up to 5 additional tasks that are relevant to your current job:

Which of the following best describes how closely this description matches the duties and
responsibilities of your current job summarized below?
Registered Nurses
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and
maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled
patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide
case management. Licensing or registration required.

It describes almost exactly what I do.
Most of it matches, but there are a few things that don’t match what I do.
Some things match, but most of it does not match what I do.
It does not at all describe what I do.

Background
The goal of this project is to get accurate, up-to-date information on your occupation from a diverse and
representative set of workers in the field. Please answer the following questions about your current job to
help us achieve this goal.

What is the title of your current job?

How long have you worked at this job?
Less than 1 month
At least 1 month, but less than 3 months
At least 3 months, but less than 12 months
At least 1 year, but less than 3 years
At least 3 years, but less than 6 years
At least 6 years, but less than 10 years
Ten years or more

Which of the following best describes your employer in your most recent job in this occupation?
Family business
Self-employed
Government
Private for-profit company
Non-profit organization, including tax-exempt and charitable organizations
Academic institution
Other (Specify)

What is your current gender?
Female
Male
Transgender
I use a different term:

What is your age?
Less than 21 years old
21-40 years old
41-60 years old
61 years old or older

Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
Yes
No

What is your race? Select all that apply.
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Other (Specify)

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
Less than a High School Diploma
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Post-Secondary Certificate
Some College Courses
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Bachelor's Degree
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Master's Degree
Post-Master's Certificate
Doctor’s Degree – Professional Practice (such as a J.D. for Law or an M.D. for Medicine)
Doctor's Degree – Research/Scholarship (such as a Ph.D.)
Post-Doctoral Training

Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?
Yes
No

10. Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?
Yes
No

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effort you have taken to answer these questions.
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