Competencies Helper, Laundry in the Northeast Region

Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a helper, laundry in Canada.

Skills Help - Skills

  • Ironing, pressing and finishing workers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Quality Control Testing 2 - Low Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 2 - Low Level
    Operation and Control 2 - Low Level
    Equipment and Tool Selection 2 - Low Level
    Coordinating 1 - Lowest Level
    Instructing 1 - Lowest Level
    Monitoring 1 - Lowest Level
    Time Management 1 - Lowest Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 1 - Lowest Level
    Management of Material Resources 1 - Lowest Level
  • Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Quality Control Testing 2 - Low Level
    Operation and Control 2 - Low Level
    Coordinating 1 - Lowest Level
    Instructing 1 - Lowest Level
    Monitoring 1 - Lowest Level
    Time Management 1 - Lowest Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 1 - Lowest Level
    Management of Material Resources 1 - Lowest Level
    Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment 1 - Lowest Level
    Writing 1 - Lowest Level
  • Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Management of Personnel Resources 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
    Equipment and Tool Selection 2 - Low Level
    Preventative Maintenance 2 - Low Level
    Operation and Control 2 - Low Level
    Coordinating 1 - Lowest Level
    Instructing 1 - Lowest 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

  • Ironing, pressing and finishing workers
    Importance
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Adaptability 2 - Somewhat important
    Analytical Thinking 2 - Somewhat important
    Active Learning 1 - Minimally important
    Creativity 1 - Minimally important
    Service Orientation 1 - Minimally important
  • Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers
    Importance
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 3 - Important
    Stress Tolerance 3 - Important
    Concern for Others 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 2 - Somewhat important
    Leadership 2 - Somewhat important
    Adaptability 2 - Somewhat important
    Analytical Thinking 2 - Somewhat important
  • Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators
    Importance
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
    Collaboration 3 - Important
    Attention to Detail 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 2 - Somewhat important
    Analytical Thinking 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

  • Ironing, pressing and finishing workers
    Knowledge level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
  • Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers
    Knowledge level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Clerical 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
  • Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators
    Knowledge level
    Chemistry 1 - Basic Level
    Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Operations 1 - Basic Level
    Languages 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 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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