About the job
Production Worker
All production workers not listed separately.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
- Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
- Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
- Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
About the test (Full Version)
The Production Worker Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Production Worker test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Memory / Attention to Detail / Logic & Reasoning
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Personality
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Conscientiousness
- Reliability
- Service Orientation
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
Annual US Wages (2023) |
Bottom 10%: | | $29,220 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $33,070 or less |
Median: | | $37,430 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $46,520 or more |
Top 10%: | | $59,090 or more |
Hourly US Wages (2023) |
Bottom 10%: | | $14.05 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $15.90 or less |
Median: | | $18.00 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $22.36 or more |
Top 10%: | | $28.41 or more |
US Employment Statistics |
2023: | | 265,100 |
2033 (projected): | | 270,100 |
Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 29,600 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
- Production and Processing
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Operation and Control
- Social Perceptiveness
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Top Abilities
- Near Vision
- Static Strength
- Trunk Strength
- Manual Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Problem Sensitivity
- Finger Dexterity
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Education Requirements |
No High School Diploma: | | 32% |
High School Diploma: | | 49% |
Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 18% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
Related Work Experience Requirements |
None: | | 38% |
Less than 1 Month: | | 3% |
1 - 3 Months: | | 11% |
3 - 6 Months: | | 18% |
6 Months - 1 Year: | | 15% |
1 - 2 Years: | | 3% |
2 - 4 Years: | | 5% |
6 - 8 Years: | | 7% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
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