Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists
Overview
Snapshot
Summary
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists provide diagnostic and treatment medical services, and monitor patients with various diseases utilising imaging techniques such as general radiography, angiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine and bone densitometry.
Specialisations: Medical Imaging Specialist.
Medical Practitioners need to undertake further training with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists to become a Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist.
Tasks
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Examines internal structures and functions of organ systems, and considers x-ray findings and other examinations and tests.
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Makes diagnoses and advises patients, physicians, surgeons or other doctors.
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Administers radiopaque substances by injection, orally, or as enemas, to render internal structures and organs visible on x-ray films or fluoroscope screens.
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Conducts ultrasound, gamma camera, radioisotope scans and CT scanning.
Characteristics
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University
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Practical
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Analytical
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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 Medical Practitioners, under the outlook section.
Earnings and hours
Working arrangements
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Around 79% of people employed as Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 13 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).
Full-time workers work an average of 46 hours per week in their main job. This is similar to the all jobs average (44 hours per week).
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 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists work in the Health care and social assistance industry.
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 | Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists | All Jobs Average |
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NSW | 31.6 | 31.6 |
VIC | 24.9 | 25.6 |
QLD | 19.5 | 20.0 |
SA | 8.6 | 7.0 |
WA | 11.0 | 10.8 |
TAS | 2.3 | 2.0 |
NT | 0.3 | 1.0 |
ACT | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Around 79% of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists live in capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 62%.
The regions with the largest share of workers are:
- Melbourne - Inner
- Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
- Perth - Inner
- Adelaide - Central and Hills
- Brisbane Inner City.
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 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists is 44 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.
A large share of workers are aged 35 to 44 years.
Females make up 31% of the workforce. This is 17 percentage points below 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 | Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists | All Jobs Average |
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15-19 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
20-24 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
25-34 | 16.9 | 22.9 |
35-44 | 32.2 | 22.0 |
45-54 | 22.4 | 21.6 |
55-59 | 10.9 | 9.0 |
60-64 | 6.8 | 6.0 |
65 and Over | 9.2 | 4.2 |
Median Age | 44 | 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
Medical Practitioners need to undertake further training with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists to become a Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist.
Registration with the Medical Board of Australia is required.
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Highest Level of Education (% Share)
Type of Qualification | Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists | All Jobs Average |
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Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 48.4 | 10.1 |
Bachelor degree | 48.8 | 21.8 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 1.4 | 11.6 |
Certificate III/IV | 0.1 | 21.1 |
Year 12 | 1.1 | 18.1 |
Year 11 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
Year 10 and below | 0.1 | 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 Medical Practitioners who are caring and empathetic and can work well in a team, with the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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71%
Reading comprehensionReading work related information.
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64%
Critical thinkingThinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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63%
WritingWriting things for co-workers or customers.
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63%
InstructingTeaching people how to do something.
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61%
Judgment and decision makingFiguring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
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59%
Active listeningListening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
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59%
MonitoringKeeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
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57%
Complex problem solvingNoticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
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57%
SpeakingTalking to others.
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57%
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%
Learning strategiesFiguring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
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50%
Operation monitoringWatching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
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50%
ScienceUsing scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
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50%
Serving othersLooking for ways to help people.
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50%
Time managementManaging your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
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50%
Systems analysisFiguring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
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48%
Management of personnel resourcesMotivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
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48%
Coordination with othersBeing adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
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46%
PersuasionTalking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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89%
Medicine and dentistryDiagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.
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78%
English languageEnglish language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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73%
BiologyPlant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
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70%
Education and trainingCurriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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65%
Customer and personal serviceUnderstanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
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64%
PsychologyHuman behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
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61%
Computers and electronicsCircuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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58%
PhysicsThe physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
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56%
Public safety and securityUse of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
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54%
MathematicsArithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
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52%
ChemistryChemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
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51%
Administration and managementBusiness principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
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50%
Therapy and counsellingDiagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and career counselling and guidance.
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50%
Personnel and human resourcesRecruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
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49%
ClericalWord processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
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47%
Engineering and technologyUse engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
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44%
Production and processingRaw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
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44%
Law and governmentHow our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
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40%
Sales and marketingShowing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
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35%
TelecommunicationsTransmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities..
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70%
Problem spottingNotice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
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68%
Near visionSee details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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68%
Oral comprehensionListen to and understand what people say.
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68%
Written comprehensionRead and understand written information.
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64%
Inductive reasoningUse lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
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64%
Oral expressionCommunicate by speaking.
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64%
Written expressionWrite in a way that people can understand.
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63%
Deductive reasoningUse general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
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61%
Flexibility of closureSee a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
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57%
Sorting or orderingOrder or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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55%
Speech claritySpeak clearly so others can understand you.
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54%
CategorisingCome up with different ways of grouping things.
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54%
Speech recognitionIdentify and understand the speech of another person.
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50%
Selective attentionPay attention to something without being distracted.
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50%
Speed of recognitionQuickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
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50%
MathematicsChoose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
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48%
BrainstormingCome up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
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46%
Colour discriminationNotice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.
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46%
Far visionSee details that are far away.
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46%
Perceptual speedUse your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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89%
Keeping your knowledge up-to-dateKeeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
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87%
Helping and caring for othersProviding personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.
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86%
Looking for changes over timeComparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
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85%
Collecting and organising informationCompiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
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84%
Making decisions and solving problemsUsing information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
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81%
Researching and investigatingLooking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
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80%
Building good relationshipsBuilding good working relationships and keeping them over time.
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80%
Monitoring people, processes and thingsChecking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
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78%
Giving expert adviceProviding guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.
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75%
Explaining things to peopleHelping people to understand and use information.
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75%
Working with the publicGreeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
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74%
Assessing and evaluating thingsWorking out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
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72%
Training and teaching othersUnderstanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
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71%
Documenting or recording informationEntering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
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68%
Checking compliance with standardsDeciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
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68%
Checking for errors or defectsInspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
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67%
Communicating within a teamGiving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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66%
Planning and prioritising workDeciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
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65%
Making sense of information and ideasLooking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
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60%
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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95%
AnalyticalIdeas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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86%
PracticalPractical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
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67%
HelpingWorking with people. Helping or providing service to others.
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43%
AdministrativeFollowing set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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24%
CreativeWorking with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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14%
EnterprisingStarting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
Values
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81%
AchievementResults oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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76%
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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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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76%
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.
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71%
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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71%
Working conditionsJob security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
Demands
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100%
Being exact or accurateBe very exact or highly accurate.
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99%
TelephoneTalk on the telephone.
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99%
Indoors, heat controlledWork indoors with access to heating or cooling.
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97%
Impact of decisionsMake decisions that have a large impact on other people.
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96%
Frequent decision makingFrequently make decisions that impact other people.
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96%
Time pressureWork to strict deadlines.
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94%
Freedom to make decisionsHave freedom to make decision on your own.
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92%
TeamworkWork with people in a group or team.
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92%
Face-to-face discussionsTalk with people face-to-face.
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91%
Electronic mailUse electronic mail.
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89%
RadiationBe exposed to radiation.
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89%
Health and safety of othersTake responsibility for the health and safety of others.
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88%
Disease or infectionBe exposed to disease or infections.
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86%
CompetitionCompete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
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84%
Consequence of errorWork where mistakes have serious consequences.
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84%
Contact with peopleHave contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
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84%
Repeating same tasksRepeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
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80%
Unstructured workHave freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
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80%
Wear specialized protective or safety equipmentWear equipment like breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection.
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80%
Responsible for outcomesTake responsibility for the results of other people's work.
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