Machine Shorthand Reporters

50%

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

50%

Reading work related information.

46%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

43%

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

43%

Talking to others.

41%

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

39%

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

37%

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

32%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

32%

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

32%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

32%

Looking for ways to help people.

30%

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

29%

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

27%

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

25%

Controlling equipment or systems.

23%

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

21%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

18%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

16%

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

83%

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

68%

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

67%

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

67%

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

62%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

62%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

60%

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

55%

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

54%

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

52%

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

48%

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

45%

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

45%

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

43%

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

42%

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

41%

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

40%

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

33%

Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing electronic devices and equipment.

31%

Helping people to understand and use information.

30%

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

90%

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

48%

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.

33%

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

24%

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

19%

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

62%

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%

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

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.

52%

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.

48%

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

43%

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.