According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material. | 92% |
| Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas. | 90% |
| Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles. | 90% |
| Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas. | 89% |
| Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials. | 89% |
| Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery. | 86% |
| Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels. | 85% |
| Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank. | 82% |
| Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines. | 81% |
| Hook tow trucks to trailer hitches and fasten attachments, such as graders, plows, rollers, or winch cables to tractors, using hitchpins. | 80% |
| Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers. | 71% |
