Electrical Engineers

61%

Reading work related information.

57%

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

57%

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

57%

Using maths to solve problems.

55%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

54%

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

54%

Talking to others.

50%

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

50%

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

48%

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

48%

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

46%

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

46%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

46%

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

46%

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

46%

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

45%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

43%

Teaching people how to do something.

43%

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

41%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

77%

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

75%

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

74%

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

72%

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

72%

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

72%

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

68%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

68%

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

66%

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

65%

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

65%

Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

64%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

63%

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

62%

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

61%

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

60%

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

57%

Helping people to understand and use information.

54%

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

54%

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

52%

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

90%

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

86%

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

52%

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

43%

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

29%

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

14%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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%

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.

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.

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.

62%

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.