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Table 2 Task categories and their contents

From: On the measurement of tasks: does expert data get it right?

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Task category (Broad)

Task category (Narrow)

Requirements (BERUFENET)

Requirements (BIBB/BAuA)

Task content

Abstract

Non-routine analytic

Management, Planning & Supervision,

Research, Analyze (T)

Gathering Information, Investigating, Researching

Fields of Competencies, Economy,

Plan, Construct (T)

Organizing, Making Plans, Decision Making

Leadership, Network Certifications,

Design, Create, Evaluate (T)

Constructing, Devloping, Evaluating

Monitoring, Music, Singing, Ballet,

Work out Rules/ Regulations (T)

IT-Development, Programming

Musical Instruments, Optics, Applying Laws

Employ or Manage Staff (T)

Managing Personnel, Leading, Employing

Design, Design (Art), Analysis, Control,

  

Therapy, Programming

  

Non-routine interactive

Commerce, Counselling,

Consult, Inform (T)

Consulting, Advising,

Service, Support, Training,

Negotiate, Represent Interests (T)

Negotiating, Lobbying

Marketing, Advertisting

Teach, Train (T)

Teaching, Training, Educating

 

Sell, Purchase, Acquire Customers (T)

Purchasing, Procuring, Selling

 

Advertise, Entertain, Present (T)

Marketing, PR, Presenting

Routine

Routine cognitive

Technology, Metrics, Administration,

Correct Texts/ Data (T)

Use of Email, Internet

Graphics, Network Technology, Network Protocols

Measure Length/ Height/ Temperature (T)

Measuring, Evaluating

Operating Systems, Certificates, Languages,

Apply Languages (S)

Frequent Use of Foreign Languages

Knowledge of Goods & Products, Competencies,

Calculate, Accounting (S)

Frequent Calculating/ Applying Basic Math and Statistics

Sensor Technology, Electronics, Mechanics,

Application User Programs (S)

Frequent Use of Software database, Computer Programs

Mechanotrics, Hydraulics, Processing,

IT Administration (T)

Administration of database, Networks, IT-Systems

Revision, Test, Inspection, Measurement,

  

Monitoring, Procedures, Diagnostics

  

Routine manual

Cultivation, Farming, Construction,

Pack, Ship (T)

Planting, Storing, Transporting, Stocking, Posting

Manufacture, Production, Harvesting

Operate Machines (T)

Operating, Controling, Equipping

 

Process (T)

Producing, Manufacturing Goods

Non-Routine

Non-routine manual

Dancing, Refurbishing, Service,

Clean (T)

Cleaning, Recycling

Therapy (Manual Focus),

Guard (T)

Guarding

Special/ Custom/ Bespoke Productions,

Caretake (T)

Caretaking, Healing

Handicraft Businesses (Bakery, Carpentry, etc.)

Repair, Renovate (T)

Repairing, Renovating, Restoring, Refurbishing

 

Host (T)

Preparing Food, Serving

  1. The BIBB/BAuA employment surveys differentiate between tasks workers actually perform at the workplace (T) and varying degrees of skills requreid for their job (S). In column (4) I highlight this distinction. I use BIBB/BAuA data that has been collected in 2011–12 and 2017–18, and data from BERUFENET, covering the years 2011–13. For the BIBB/BAuA data, see Hall et al. (2020b) and (Hall et al. (2020a), respectively. For the BERUFENET data, see Dengler et al. (2014)