Education Managers (not covered elsewhere)
Overview
Snapshot
Summary
Other Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) includes jobs like Project Coordinator (Education), TAFE Registrar, and University Registrar.
Tasks
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Co-ordinates the educational, administrative and financial affairs of an educational institution or department within the institution.
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Researches, develops, implements, reviews and evaluates educational and administrative policy.
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Liaises between educational institutions, parents and the wider community.
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Provides advice on policy and procedures to staff and students.
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Consults with academic and administrative staff to co-ordinate educational programs.
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Identifies and addresses present and future needs for student and staff development.
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Researches educational systems, as well as monitors and evaluates new developments.
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Researches and reports on students' needs arising from curriculum implementation.
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Develops and delivers training programs for teachers.
Characteristics
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University
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Administrative
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Enterprising
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Helping
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Sedentary
Outlook
JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Other Education Managers, under the outlook section.
Earnings and hours
Working arrangements
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Around 78% of people employed as Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 12 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).
Full-time workers work an average of 44 hours per week in their main job. This is the same as the all jobs average.
Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.
Industries
Main industries
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Most Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) work in the Education and training industry. They are also employed in industries like:
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.
Regions
Employment across Australia
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Employment by State and Territory (% Share)
State | Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) | All Jobs Average |
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NSW | 32.0 | 31.6 |
VIC | 28.2 | 25.6 |
QLD | 17.8 | 20.0 |
SA | 6.3 | 7.0 |
WA | 9.2 | 10.8 |
TAS | 1.7 | 2.0 |
NT | 1.3 | 1.0 |
ACT | 3.5 | 1.9 |
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Around 74% of Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) live in capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 62%.
The regions with the largest share of workers are:
- Melbourne - Inner
- Sydney - City and Inner South
- Australian Capital Territory
- Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
- Melbourne - Inner South.
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Worker profile
Age and gender
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The median age of Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) is 45 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.
A large share of workers are aged 45 to 54 years.
Females make up 68% of the workforce. This is 20 percentage points above the all jobs average of 48%.
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile (% Share)
Age Bracket | Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) | All Jobs Average |
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15-19 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
20-24 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
25-34 | 18.7 | 22.9 |
35-44 | 26.2 | 22.0 |
45-54 | 28.8 | 21.6 |
55-59 | 11.9 | 9.0 |
60-64 | 7.9 | 6.0 |
65 and Over | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Median Age | 45 | 40 |
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Employment Pathways
Education, training and experience
A formal qualification in teaching and extensive experience in education and management is usually needed to work as an Education Manager (not covered elsewhere). Many workers have a postgraduate qualification.
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Highest Level of Education (% Share)
Type of Qualification | Education Managers (not covered elsewhere) | All Jobs Average |
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Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 42.8 | 10.1 |
Bachelor degree | 32.1 | 21.8 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 11.8 | 11.6 |
Certificate III/IV | 5.3 | 21.1 |
Year 12 | 5.7 | 18.1 |
Year 11 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
Year 10 and below | 1.4 | 12.5 |
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Skills and Knowledge
Employers look for Other Education Managers who can communicate clearly with a diverse range of people, provide leadership, direction and planning.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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64%
Reading comprehensionReading work related information.
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61%
Active listeningListening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
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59%
Critical thinkingThinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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59%
MonitoringKeeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
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59%
SpeakingTalking to others.
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59%
Time managementManaging your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
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59%
WritingWriting things for co-workers or customers.
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57%
Coordination with othersBeing adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
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57%
InstructingTeaching people how to do something.
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57%
Judgment and decision makingFiguring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
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57%
Management of personnel resourcesMotivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
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55%
Active learningBeing able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
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55%
Social perceptivenessUnderstanding why people react the way they do.
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54%
Complex problem solvingNoticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
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54%
Serving othersLooking for ways to help people.
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54%
Learning strategiesFiguring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
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54%
NegotiationBringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
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54%
PersuasionTalking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
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52%
Systems analysisFiguring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
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52%
Systems evaluationMeasuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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80%
Education and trainingCurriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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79%
English languageEnglish language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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77%
Customer and personal serviceUnderstanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
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68%
PsychologyHuman behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
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65%
Administration and managementBusiness principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
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65%
Therapy and counsellingDiagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and career counselling and guidance.
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63%
Personnel and human resourcesRecruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
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62%
Sociology and anthropologyGroup behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
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56%
Sales and marketingShowing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
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55%
ClericalWord processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
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51%
Communications and mediaMedia production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
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50%
Computers and electronicsCircuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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49%
MathematicsArithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
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49%
Philosophy and theologyPhilosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.
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41%
Law and governmentHow our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
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32%
Economics and accountingEconomics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
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30%
Public safety and securityUse of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
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24%
History and archeologyEvents of the past, their causes, how we learn about them, and how they influence the way we live today.
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19%
Production and processingRaw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
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16%
TelecommunicationsTransmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities..
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66%
Oral comprehensionListen to and understand what people say.
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66%
Oral expressionCommunicate by speaking.
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64%
Written expressionWrite in a way that people can understand.
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63%
Written comprehensionRead and understand written information.
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61%
Inductive reasoningUse lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
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59%
BrainstormingCome up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
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59%
Speech claritySpeak clearly so others can understand you.
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57%
Problem spottingNotice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
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55%
Deductive reasoningUse general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
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55%
OriginalityCome up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
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54%
Sorting or orderingOrder or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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52%
Speech recognitionIdentify and understand the speech of another person.
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50%
CategorisingCome up with different ways of grouping things.
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48%
Near visionSee details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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46%
Working with numbersAdd, subtract, multiply, or divide.
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45%
MathematicsChoose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
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41%
Selective attentionPay attention to something without being distracted.
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41%
MemorizationRemember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
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41%
MultitaskingDo two or more things at the same time.
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39%
Flexibility of closureSee a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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86%
Planning and prioritising workDeciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
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85%
Communicating within a teamGiving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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84%
Building good relationshipsBuilding good working relationships and keeping them over time.
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82%
Communicating with the publicGiving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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81%
Making decisions and solving problemsUsing information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
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80%
Coordinating the work of a teamGetting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
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79%
Guiding and directing staffGuiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.
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75%
Keeping your knowledge up-to-dateKeeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
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75%
Collecting and organising informationCompiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
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72%
Researching and investigatingLooking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
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72%
Managing payments and ordersMonitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.
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72%
Thinking creativelyUsing your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
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71%
Assessing and evaluating thingsWorking out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
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70%
Making sense of information and ideasLooking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
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69%
Coming up with systems and processesDeciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
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69%
Providing office supportDoing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.
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68%
Looking for changes over timeComparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
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66%
Explaining things to peopleHelping people to understand and use information.
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66%
Leading and encouraging a teamEncouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
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54%
Working with computersUsing computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Interests and demands
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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100%
EnterprisingStarting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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71%
AdministrativeFollowing set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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67%
HelpingWorking with people. Helping or providing service to others.
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43%
AnalyticalIdeas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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43%
CreativeWorking with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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14%
PracticalPractical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
Values
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90%
IndependenceWork alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
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86%
AchievementResults oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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86%
RelationshipsServe and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
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83%
Working conditionsJob security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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76%
RecognitionAdvancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
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62%
SupportSupportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
Demands
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99%
Electronic mailUse electronic mail.
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99%
TelephoneTalk on the telephone.
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98%
Face-to-face discussionsTalk with people face-to-face.
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98%
Indoors, heat controlledWork indoors with access to heating or cooling.
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96%
Contact with peopleHave contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
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95%
Freedom to make decisionsHave freedom to make decision on your own.
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94%
TeamworkWork with people in a group or team.
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94%
Unstructured workHave freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
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89%
Responsible for outcomesTake responsibility for the results of other people's work.
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87%
Lead or coordinate a teamLead others to do work activities.
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87%
Spend time sittingSpend time sitting at work.
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86%
Letters and memosWrite letters and memos.
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84%
Frequent decision makingFrequently make decisions that impact other people.
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84%
Impact of decisionsMake decisions that have a large impact on other people.
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82%
Contact with the publicWork with customers or the public.
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81%
Being exact or accurateBe very exact or highly accurate.
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76%
Conflict situationsDeal with conflict or disagreements.
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72%
Time pressureWork to strict deadlines.
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68%
Public speakingTalk to a group of people.
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66%
CompetitionCompete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
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