Other Software and Applications Programmers

57%

Reading work related information.

55%

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

54%

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

50%

Talking to others.

48%

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

45%

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

45%

Using maths to solve problems.

45%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

43%

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

43%

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

43%

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

41%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

41%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

39%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

39%

Looking for ways to help people.

37%

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

37%

Teaching people how to do something.

36%

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

34%

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

32%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

85%

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

85%

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

78%

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

75%

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

69%

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

68%

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

64%

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

63%

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

58%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

56%

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

53%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

53%

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

50%

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

47%

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

46%

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

45%

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

45%

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

44%

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

43%

Helping people to understand and use information.

36%

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

100%

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

81%

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

57%

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

38%

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

33%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

24%

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

81%

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

79%

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

76%

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%

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%

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.

67%

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.