Models

36%

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

36%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

34%

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

32%

Reading work related information.

30%

Talking to others.

29%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

29%

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

29%

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

29%

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

29%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

27%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

27%

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

27%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

27%

Looking for ways to help people.

25%

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

18%

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

14%

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

13%

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

13%

Designing and improving equipment and technology.

4%

Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

49%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

46%

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

42%

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

37%

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

34%

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

32%

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

30%

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

29%

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

27%

Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.

27%

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

23%

Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

16%

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

16%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

15%

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

14%

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

14%

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

12%

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

9%

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

7%

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

3%

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

90%

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

76%

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

67%

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

38%

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

19%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

14%

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

71%

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.

57%

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.

38%

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

24%

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

24%

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.

24%

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.