Librarians

57%

Reading work related information.

54%

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

54%

Talking to others.

54%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

54%

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

52%

Teaching people how to do something.

52%

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

52%

Looking for ways to help people.

50%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

48%

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

48%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

46%

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

46%

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

46%

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

46%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

45%

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

45%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

43%

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

41%

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

37%

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

71%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

70%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

67%

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

66%

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

66%

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

66%

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

64%

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

63%

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

60%

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

59%

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

58%

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

57%

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

54%

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

53%

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

52%

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

51%

Helping people to understand and use information.

50%

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

48%

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

47%

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

46%

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

100%

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

76%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

67%

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

48%

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

38%

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

33%

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

86%

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.

81%

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

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.

67%

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

62%

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.

57%

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.