Historians

70%

Reading work related information.

70%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

59%

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

59%

Talking to others.

57%

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

54%

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

52%

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

48%

Teaching people how to do something.

48%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

48%

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

45%

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

45%

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

43%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

43%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

41%

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

41%

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

37%

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

32%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

32%

Looking for ways to help people.

32%

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

72%

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

72%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

72%

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

70%

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

69%

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

69%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

68%

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

67%

Helping people to understand and use information.

66%

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

65%

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

65%

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

65%

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

65%

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

62%

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

58%

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

53%

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

53%

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

51%

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

50%

Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

50%

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

95%

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

43%

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

38%

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

38%

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

38%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

14%

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

71%

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

71%

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.

71%

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.

71%

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.

64%

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

43%

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.