Dental Practitioners

71%

Reading work related information.

64%

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

63%

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

59%

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

59%

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

57%

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

57%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

57%

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

57%

Talking to others.

57%

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

57%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

55%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

55%

Teaching people how to do something.

54%

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

54%

Looking for ways to help people.

54%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

54%

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

54%

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

45%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

43%

Figuring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.

86%

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

79%

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

78%

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

78%

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

77%

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

76%

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

75%

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

74%

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

72%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

72%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

71%

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

70%

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

69%

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

68%

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

67%

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

67%

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

66%

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

64%

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

62%

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

57%

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

100%

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

76%

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

57%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

43%

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

33%

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

24%

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

95%

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.

86%

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

86%

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.

83%

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

81%

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.

48%

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.