Nurse Researchers

63%

Reading work related information.

61%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

59%

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

59%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

59%

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

57%

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

55%

Talking to others.

55%

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

55%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

54%

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

54%

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

54%

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

50%

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

50%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

50%

Looking for ways to help people.

50%

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

50%

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

48%

Teaching people how to do something.

48%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

41%

Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

90%

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

83%

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

82%

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

81%

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

81%

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

80%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

78%

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

77%

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

74%

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

71%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

70%

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

69%

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

68%

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

68%

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

67%

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

67%

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

66%

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

65%

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

62%

Helping people to understand and use information.

53%

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

90%

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

76%

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

62%

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.

29%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

19%

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

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.

71%

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

71%

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

67%

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.

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.

52%

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.