Competencies Groceries Long Haul Driver in the Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region
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Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a groceries long haul driver in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Transport truck drivers (NOC 73300).

Skills Help - Skills

  • Long-haul transport truck drivers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Operation and Control 4 - High Level
    Management of Material Resources 3 - Moderate Level
    Quality Control Testing 3 - Moderate Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 3 - Moderate Level
    Troubleshooting 3 - Moderate Level
    Repairing 3 - Moderate Level
    Preventative Maintenance 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 2 - Low Level
    Time Management 2 - Low Level
    Writing 2 - Low Level
  • Short-haul and local transport truck drivers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Operation and Control 3 - Moderate Level
    Time Management 2 - Low Level
    Management of Material Resources 2 - Low Level
    Quality Control Testing 2 - Low Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 2 - Low Level
    Troubleshooting 2 - Low Level
    Numeracy 2 - Low Level
    Repairing 2 - Low Level
    Equipment and Tool Selection 2 - Low Level
    Preventative Maintenance 2 - Low Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Long-haul transport truck drivers
    Importance
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important
    Active Learning 2 - Somewhat important
    Innovativeness 2 - Somewhat important
    Social Orientation 2 - Somewhat important
    Leadership 2 - Somewhat important
    Concern for Others 2 - Somewhat important
  • Short-haul and local transport truck drivers
    Importance
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Independence 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Adaptability 3 - Important
    Attention to Detail 3 - Important
    Active Learning 2 - Somewhat important
    Innovativeness 2 - Somewhat important
    Service Orientation 2 - Somewhat important
    Social Orientation 2 - Somewhat important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Long-haul transport truck drivers
    Knowledge level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 3 - Advanced Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Mechanics and Machinery 1 - Basic Level
    Telecommunications 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Law 1 - Basic Level
  • Short-haul and local transport truck drivers
    Knowledge level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 3 - Advanced Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Logistics 1 - Basic Level
    Mechanics and Machinery 1 - Basic Level
    Telecommunications 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Law 1 - Basic Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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