Chemical and Materials Engineers

77%

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

70%

Using maths to solve problems.

68%

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

66%

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

66%

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

64%

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

64%

Reading work related information.

64%

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

63%

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

63%

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

63%

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

59%

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

57%

Talking to others.

57%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

55%

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

54%

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

54%

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

52%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

52%

Teaching people how to do something.

52%

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

82%

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

81%

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

79%

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

79%

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

78%

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

77%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

77%

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

77%

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

77%

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

74%

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

74%

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

71%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

71%

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

70%

Helping people to understand and use information.

69%

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

67%

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

67%

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

67%

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

63%

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

60%

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

95%

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

90%

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

52%

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

43%

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

29%

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

14%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

81%

Advancement 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.

76%

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

76%

Work 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.

76%

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

57%

Serve 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.

57%

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.