Table 4 Mean values of task indices, by tool segment.
From: Using tools to distinguish general and occupation-specific skills
Segment title | Percentage of workers using segment | Mean values for task indices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-routine cognitive | Routine cognitive | Non-routine manual | Routine manual | ||
IT, Broadcasting and Telecommunications | 98.2 | − .12 | − .04 | .04 | .04 |
Office Equipment, Accessories & Supplies | 72.0 | − .05 | .06 | − .09 | − .06 |
Defense, Law Enfor., Security, & Safety Equip. | 47.0 | − .18 | − .26 | .40 | .40 |
Lab., Measuring & Obs. & Testing Equip. | 45.9 | .19 | − .12 | .37 | .21 |
Tools and General Machinery | 45.2 | − .14 | − .34 | .47 | .39 |
Domestic Appl., Supplies & Cons. Electr. Prod. | 40.6 | .17 | − .14 | − .03 | − .26 |
Material Handling, Conditioning, Storage Mach. | 40.0 | − .63 | − .48 | .73 | .88 |
Printing, Photo, & A.V. Equip. & Supplies | 38.2 | .44 | .08 | − .32 | − .51 |
Distrib. & Conditioning Syst., Equip & Comp. | 34.0 | − .27 | − .35 | .59 | .55 |
Industr. Manuf. & Processing Machin. & Acc. | 30.4 | − .23 | − .36 | .55 | .68 |
Structures, Bldg, Constr., Mfg Comp. & Suppl. | 27.5 | − .36 | − .50 | .51 | .57 |
Service Industry Mach., Equip. & Supplies | 26.1 | − .51 | − .03 | − .21 | .10 |
Cleaning Equipment and Supplies | 24.1 | − .26 | − .69 | .43 | .48 |
Commercial, Mil. & Priv. Vehicles | 24.0 | − .11 | − .45 | 1.00 | .43 |
Medical Equip., Accessories & Supplies | 23.6 | .08 | .00 | − .10 | − .27 |
Manufacturing Components & Supplies | 20.4 | − .12 | − .49 | .64 | .68 |
Building & Constr. Machinery & Accessories | 18.1 | − .76 | − .78 | 1.24 | 1.17 |
Power Generation and Distr. Machinery | 13.8 | .05 | − .20 | .87 | .79 |
Music Inst, Games, Toys, Arts & Crafts Eq. | 12.6 | .72 | − .48 | − .47 | − .89 |
Electr. Syst., Lighting, compnts, access., suppl. | 12.3 | .72 | − .04 | .01 | − .21 |
Farming, Fish., Forest. & Wildlife Mach. & Acc. | 11.5 | .35 | − .50 | .28 | .20 |
Mining, Well Drilling Machinery &Accessories | 9.1 | − .04 | − .47 | .69 | .73 |
Furniture and Furnishings | 7.7 | .08 | − .63 | − .03 | − .31 |
Sports and Rec. Equipment and Supplies | 6.8 | .81 | − .19 | − .10 | − .46 |
Electronic Components and Supplies | 6.3 | .11 | − .02 | .37 | .53 |
Published Products | 6.1 | .27 | − .31 | .25 | .01 |
Chemicals incl. Bio Chem. and Gas Materials | 5.4 | .45 | − .20 | .73 | .38 |
Apparel, Luggage & Personal Care Products | 5.0 | .66 | − .19 | − .09 | − .39 |
Live Plant & Animal Material and Accessories | 4.2 | .72 | − .52 | − .17 | − .44 |
Timepieces and Jewelry and Gemstone Prod. | 1.3 | .09 | − .67 | .49 | .65 |
Paper Materials and Products | 1.1 | − .55 | 1.25 | − .83 | − .55 |