Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Quick Facts
Category
Work Activity
Used in
25+ careers
Avg. Importance
4.5 / 5
Careers Using Handling and Moving Objects
Ranked by how important Handling and Moving Objects is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Production · $41,690/yr
Helpers--Extraction Workers
Construction and Extraction · $48,400/yr
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $35,430/yr
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $41,080/yr
Driver/Sales Workers
Transportation and Material Moving · $37,130/yr
Carpet Installers
Construction and Extraction · $49,850/yr
Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Construction and Extraction · $57,250/yr
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
Production · $45,690/yr
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Construction and Extraction · $67,370/yr
Light Truck Drivers
Transportation and Material Moving · $44,140/yr
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Construction and Extraction · $59,280/yr
Millwrights
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $65,170/yr
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $62,580/yr
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Production · $45,210/yr
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $47,940/yr
Potters, Manufacturing
Production · $45,690/yr
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $45,190/yr
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Construction and Extraction · $46,480/yr
Helpers--Carpenters
Construction and Extraction · $41,600/yr
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Production · $45,700/yr
Surgical Technologists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · $62,830/yr
Team Assemblers
Production
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $92,560/yr
Pile Driver Operators
Construction and Extraction · $70,510/yr
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Personal Care and Service · $36,020/yr
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Communicating with People Outside the Organization
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Used in 10 related occupations
Controlling Machines and Processes
Used in 10 related occupations
Analyzing Data or Information
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