Valuers
Overview
Snapshot
Summary
Valuers assess the value of land, property, commercial equipment, merchandise, personal effects, household goods and objects of art.
Specialisations: Plant and Machinery Valuer, Property Valuer, Real Estate Valuer.
A formal qualification in valuation, property or another related field is needed to work as a Valuer. University and Vocational Education and Training (VET) are both common study pathways.
Tasks
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Provides advice on land and property financing and valuation matters.
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Calculates values by considering market demand, condition of items, future trends and other factors.
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Examines property, selects methods of valuation, and submits written assessments.
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Gives evidence in legal proceedings, mediates on valuation matters and provides rental determinations for arbitration purposes.
Characteristics
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University
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Vocational Education and Training (VET)
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Administrative
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Enterprising
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Sedentary
Outlook
JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Land Economists and Valuers, under the outlook section.
Earnings and hours
Working arrangements
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Around 85% of people employed as Valuers work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 19 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).
Full-time workers work an average of 47 hours per week in their main job. This is 3 hours more than the all jobs average (44 hours per week).
Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.
Industries
Main industries
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Most Valuers work in the Rental, hiring and real estate services industry. They are also employed in industries like:
- Public administration and safety
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Financial and insurance services.
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.
Regions
Employment across Australia
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Employment by State and Territory (% Share)
State | Valuers | All Jobs Average |
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NSW | 33.0 | 31.6 |
VIC | 25.1 | 25.6 |
QLD | 21.0 | 20.0 |
SA | 6.8 | 7.0 |
WA | 10.5 | 10.8 |
TAS | 1.8 | 2.0 |
NT | 0.6 | 1.0 |
ACT | 1.2 | 1.9 |
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Around 65% of Valuers live in capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 62%.
The regions with the largest share of workers are:
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Worker profile
Age and gender
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The median age of Valuers is 41 years. This is similar to the all jobs average of 40 years.
A large share of workers are aged 25 to 34 years.
Females make up 22% of the workforce. This is 26 percentage points below the all jobs average of 48%.
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile (% Share)
Age Bracket | Valuers | All Jobs Average |
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15-19 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
20-24 | 7.5 | 9.3 |
25-34 | 27.5 | 22.9 |
35-44 | 22.1 | 22.0 |
45-54 | 20.1 | 21.6 |
55-59 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
60-64 | 7.2 | 6.0 |
65 and Over | 7.2 | 4.2 |
Median Age | 41 | 40 |
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Employment Pathways
Education, training and experience
A formal qualification in valuation, property or another related field is needed to work as a Valuer. University and Vocational Education and Training (VET) are both common study pathways.
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Highest Level of Education (% Share)
Type of Qualification | Valuers | All Jobs Average |
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Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 13.2 | 10.1 |
Bachelor degree | 54.9 | 21.8 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 18.8 | 11.6 |
Certificate III/IV | 3.7 | 21.1 |
Year 12 | 7.0 | 18.1 |
Year 11 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
Year 10 and below | 1.8 | 12.5 |
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Skills and Knowledge
Employers look for Land Economists and Valuers who have strong attention to detail, provide good customer service and have strong interpersonal skills.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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57%
Reading comprehensionReading work related information.
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55%
Critical thinkingThinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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55%
Judgment and decision makingFiguring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
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54%
SpeakingTalking to others.
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52%
Active listeningListening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
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52%
WritingWriting things for co-workers or customers.
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52%
MathematicsUsing maths to solve problems.
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48%
Active learningBeing able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
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43%
Complex problem solvingNoticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
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43%
Systems analysisFiguring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
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41%
Time managementManaging your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
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39%
Serving othersLooking for ways to help people.
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39%
Social perceptivenessUnderstanding why people react the way they do.
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37%
MonitoringKeeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
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36%
Coordination with othersBeing adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
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36%
PersuasionTalking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
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34%
NegotiationBringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
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30%
Systems evaluationMeasuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
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25%
Management of financial resourcesFiguring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.
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23%
Management of material resourcesProviding the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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64%
English languageEnglish language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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63%
MathematicsArithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
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62%
Building and constructionMaterials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
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60%
Computers and electronicsCircuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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59%
Law and governmentHow our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
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57%
ClericalWord processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
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56%
Administration and managementBusiness principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
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53%
Customer and personal serviceUnderstanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
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50%
GeographyDescribing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
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48%
Sales and marketingShowing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
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46%
Economics and accountingEconomics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
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41%
Education and trainingCurriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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40%
Public safety and securityUse of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
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34%
Technical designDesign techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
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32%
TransportationMoving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
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31%
Production and processingRaw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
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31%
Communications and mediaMedia production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
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31%
Personnel and human resourcesRecruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
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23%
Sociology and anthropologyGroup behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
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22%
TelecommunicationsTransmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities..
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59%
Deductive reasoningUse general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
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59%
Oral expressionCommunicate by speaking.
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57%
Near visionSee details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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57%
Oral comprehensionListen to and understand what people say.
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57%
Written comprehensionRead and understand written information.
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55%
Written expressionWrite in a way that people can understand.
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55%
Inductive reasoningUse lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
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48%
CategorisingCome up with different ways of grouping things.
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48%
Sorting or orderingOrder or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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46%
Far visionSee details that are far away.
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46%
Problem spottingNotice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
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45%
Speech recognitionIdentify and understand the speech of another person.
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45%
MathematicsChoose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
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45%
Working with numbersAdd, subtract, multiply, or divide.
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43%
Flexibility of closureSee a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
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41%
BrainstormingCome up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
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41%
Speech claritySpeak clearly so others can understand you.
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39%
Selective attentionPay attention to something without being distracted.
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37%
OriginalityCome up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
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30%
Perceptual speedUse your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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74%
Making sense of information and ideasLooking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
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69%
Researching and investigatingLooking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
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65%
Making decisions and solving problemsUsing information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
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63%
Collecting and organising informationCompiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
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63%
Keeping your knowledge up-to-dateKeeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
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61%
Assessing and evaluating thingsWorking out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
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56%
Checking compliance with standardsDeciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
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55%
Building good relationshipsBuilding good working relationships and keeping them over time.
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54%
Planning and prioritising workDeciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
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54%
Communicating with the publicGiving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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51%
Working with computersUsing computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
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50%
Looking for changes over timeComparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
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50%
Scheduling work and activitiesWorking out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
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49%
Providing office supportDoing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.
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49%
Documenting or recording informationEntering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
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47%
Estimating amounts, costs and resourcesWorking out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
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47%
Explaining things to peopleHelping people to understand and use information.
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46%
Communicating within a teamGiving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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43%
Checking for errors or defectsInspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
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43%
Giving expert adviceProviding guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.
Interests and demands
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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86%
EnterprisingStarting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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81%
AdministrativeFollowing set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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52%
PracticalPractical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
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33%
HelpingWorking with people. Helping or providing service to others.
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29%
AnalyticalIdeas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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14%
CreativeWorking with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
Values
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71%
IndependenceWork 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.
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67%
SupportSupportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
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62%
AchievementResults oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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62%
Working conditionsJob security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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52%
RecognitionAdvancement 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.
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48%
RelationshipsServe 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.
Demands
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97%
TelephoneTalk on the telephone.
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96%
Electronic mailUse electronic mail.
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89%
Being exact or accurateBe very exact or highly accurate.
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87%
Freedom to make decisionsHave freedom to make decision on your own.
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87%
Time pressureWork to strict deadlines.
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85%
Unstructured workHave freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
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83%
Outdoors, exposed to weatherWork outdoors, exposed to the weather.
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82%
Contact with peopleHave contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
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81%
Indoors, heat controlledWork indoors with access to heating or cooling.
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80%
Face-to-face discussionsTalk with people face-to-face.
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80%
In an enclosed vehicle or equipmentWork in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
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77%
Spend time sittingSpend time sitting at work.
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75%
Repeating same tasksRepeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
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73%
CompetitionCompete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
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73%
Frequent decision makingFrequently make decisions that impact other people.
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72%
Letters and memosWrite letters and memos.
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70%
Impact of decisionsMake decisions that have a large impact on other people.
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63%
Contact with the publicWork with customers or the public.
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56%
Conflict situationsDeal with conflict or disagreements.
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55%
Automation of tasksDo tasks that are mostly automated.
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