Midwives

63%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

61%

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

61%

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

61%

Reading work related information.

59%

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

57%

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

57%

Talking to others.

55%

Looking for ways to help people.

55%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

54%

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

52%

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

50%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

50%

Teaching people how to do something.

48%

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

48%

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

46%

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

46%

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

43%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

43%

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

39%

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

88%

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

83%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

83%

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

83%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

82%

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

81%

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

77%

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

77%

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

76%

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

73%

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

72%

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

71%

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

70%

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

70%

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

69%

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

68%

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

63%

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

62%

Helping people to understand and use information.

61%

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

49%

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

100%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

57%

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

48%

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

43%

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

33%

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

19%

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

95%

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.

81%

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

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.

71%

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%

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

57%

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.