Prison Officers

55%

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

54%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

54%

Reading work related information.

52%

Talking to others.

52%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

52%

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

48%

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

45%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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%

Teaching people how to do something.

43%

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

43%

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

43%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

43%

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

39%

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

39%

Looking for ways to help people.

36%

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

36%

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

32%

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

73%

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

71%

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

67%

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

66%

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

66%

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

66%

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

64%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

64%

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

63%

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

62%

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

60%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

60%

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

53%

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

52%

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

52%

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

52%

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

49%

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

48%

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

48%

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

47%

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

95%

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

71%

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

67%

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

38%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

29%

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

14%

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

86%

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.

76%

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%

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.

57%

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

50%

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.