Other Medical Practitioners
Overview
Snapshot
Summary
Other Medical Practitioners includes occupations such as Dermatologists, Emergency Medicine Specialists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Ophthalmologists, Pathologists, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists, and Radiation Oncologists. Medical Registrars training in these specialties are included here.
Tasks
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provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to disorders of the human skin
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provides diagnostic medical services, and manages patients with acute and urgent illness and injury
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provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical and surgical services related to the care of women, foetuses and children during pregnancy and childbirth, and to disorders of the female genital, urinary, rectal and reproductive organs
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provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to diseases, injuries and deficiencies of the human eye and associated structures
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identifies the cause and processes of disease and illness by examining changes in body tissue and in blood and other body fluids, and conducts tests on samples of tissues, blood and body secretions
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provides diagnostic medical services, and medical care and management of patients utilising radiant energy techniques such as general radiography, angiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine and bone densitometry. Registration or licensing is required
Characteristics
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University
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Practical
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Analytical
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Helping
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Sedentary
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Light
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Medium
Outlook
JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. The latest data are for the five years from November 2021 to November 2026. Over this period, the number of workers:
- is expected to grow moderately
- is likely to reach 19,300 by 2026.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections to 2026.
Notes: The number employed includes people who work in this occupation as their main job. People who work in more than one job are counted against the occupation they work the most hours in.
Employment projections figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Calculations based on these rounded figures may result in differences to the numbers that are displayed on this page. Employment projections data (including occupations) can be downloaded from the Employment Projections page.
Number of Workers
Year | Employment |
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2011 | 12,000 |
2012 | 12,600 |
2013 | 14,200 |
2014 | 10,500 |
2015 | 19,800 |
2016 | 14,600 |
2017 | 16,600 |
2018 | 19,600 |
2019 | 21,800 |
2020 | 15,000 |
2021 | 18,100 |
2026 | 19,300 |
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, ABS seasonally adjusted data to November 2021 and Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections to 2026.
Earnings and hours
Working arrangements
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Around 79% of people employed as Other Medical Practitioners work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 13 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).
Full-time workers work an average of 47 hours per week in their main job. This is 3 hours more than the all jobs average (44 hours per week).
More than two-thirds of workers regularly work overtime or extra hours (either paid or unpaid).
Median full-time earnings are $3,031 per week, this is much higher than the all jobs median ($1,593):
- 3 in 4 workers earn more than $2,740
- 1 in 4 earn more than $4,621
Median hourly earnings are $77, this is much more than the all jobs median ($41 per hour).
Sources: Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average. Overtime hours: ABS, Characteristics of Employment, 2021. Full-time median earnings and median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2021. Compared to all jobs median.
Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
Earnings | Other Medical Practitioners | All Jobs Average |
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Full-Time Earnings | 3,031 | 1,593 |
Total Earnings | 0 | 0 |
Source: Based on ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2021, Customised Report. Median weekly total cash earnings for full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate. Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the skills and experience of the worker and the demands of the role. These figures should be used as a guide only, not to determine a wage rate.
Industries
Main industries
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Most Other Medical Practitioners work in the Health care and social assistance industry.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2021.
Regions
Employment across Australia
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Employment by State and Territory (% Share)
State | Other Medical Practitioners | All Jobs Average |
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NSW | 32.9 | 31.6 |
VIC | 24.7 | 25.6 |
QLD | 19.9 | 20.0 |
SA | 7.6 | 7.0 |
WA | 9.9 | 10.8 |
TAS | 2.2 | 2.0 |
NT | 0.8 | 1.0 |
ACT | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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Around 75% of Other Medical Practitioners live in capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 62%.
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Worker profile
Age and gender
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The median age of Other Medical Practitioners is 43 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.
A large share of workers are aged 35 to 44 years.
Females make up 46% of the workforce. This is similar to the all jobs average of 48%.
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile (% Share)
Age Bracket | Other Medical Practitioners | All Jobs Average |
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15-19 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
20-24 | 1.1 | 9.3 |
25-34 | 24.3 | 22.9 |
35-44 | 29.5 | 22.0 |
45-54 | 22.9 | 21.6 |
55-59 | 9.4 | 9.0 |
60-64 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
65 and Over | 6.6 | 4.2 |
Median Age | 43 | 40 |
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Employment Pathways
Education, training and experience
This group includes jobs that might have different study pathways.
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Highest Level of Education (% Share)
Type of Qualification | Other Medical Practitioners | All Jobs Average |
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Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 41.0 | 10.1 |
Bachelor degree | 52.3 | 21.8 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 2.4 | 11.6 |
Certificate III/IV | 1.9 | 21.1 |
Year 12 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
Year 11 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
Year 10 and below | 0.5 | 12.5 |
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Skills and Knowledge
Employers look for Other Medical Practitioners who are caring and empathetic and can work well in a team, with the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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68%
Active listeningListening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
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68%
Reading comprehensionReading work related information.
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66%
Judgment and decision makingFiguring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
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63%
Critical thinkingThinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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61%
ScienceUsing scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
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61%
Social perceptivenessUnderstanding why people react the way they do.
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61%
SpeakingTalking to others.
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61%
WritingWriting things for co-workers or customers.
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59%
Complex problem solvingNoticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
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57%
Active learningBeing able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
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57%
MonitoringKeeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
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57%
Coordination with othersBeing adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
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55%
Time managementManaging your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
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55%
InstructingTeaching people how to do something.
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54%
Serving othersLooking for ways to help people.
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52%
Management of personnel resourcesMotivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
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50%
PersuasionTalking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
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48%
Learning strategiesFiguring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
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46%
Systems analysisFiguring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
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43%
NegotiationBringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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90%
Medicine and dentistryDiagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.
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88%
PsychologyHuman behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
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86%
Customer and personal serviceUnderstanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
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80%
Therapy and counsellingDiagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and career counselling and guidance.
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69%
BiologyPlant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
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63%
Education and trainingCurriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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62%
MathematicsArithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
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59%
English languageEnglish language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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49%
ChemistryChemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.
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46%
Law and governmentHow our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
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45%
Personnel and human resourcesRecruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
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45%
Computers and electronicsCircuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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44%
Administration and managementBusiness principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
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44%
Sociology and anthropologyGroup behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
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38%
Philosophy and theologyPhilosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.
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35%
PhysicsThe physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
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33%
ClericalWord processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
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30%
Public safety and securityUse of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
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29%
Sales and marketingShowing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
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26%
Economics and accountingEconomics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities..
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77%
Problem spottingNotice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
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73%
Inductive reasoningUse lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
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71%
Oral comprehensionListen to and understand what people say.
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71%
Oral expressionCommunicate by speaking.
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70%
Written comprehensionRead and understand written information.
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64%
Written expressionWrite in a way that people can understand.
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63%
Deductive reasoningUse general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
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57%
Speech recognitionIdentify and understand the speech of another person.
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55%
Near visionSee details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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52%
Speech claritySpeak clearly so others can understand you.
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50%
Sorting or orderingOrder or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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50%
CategorisingCome up with different ways of grouping things.
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50%
Flexibility of closureSee a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
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48%
OriginalityCome up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
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45%
BrainstormingCome up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
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45%
Selective attentionPay attention to something without being distracted.
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43%
Perceptual speedUse your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
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43%
Speed of recognitionQuickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
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41%
MultitaskingDo two or more things at the same time.
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37%
Colour discriminationNotice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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83%
Monitoring people, processes and thingsChecking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
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80%
Looking for changes over timeComparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
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80%
Helping and caring for othersProviding personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.
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77%
Making decisions and solving problemsUsing information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
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76%
Keeping your knowledge up-to-dateKeeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
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71%
Researching and investigatingLooking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
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67%
Collecting and organising informationCompiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
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66%
Building good relationshipsBuilding good working relationships and keeping them over time.
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65%
Documenting or recording informationEntering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
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63%
Making sense of information and ideasLooking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
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62%
Checking compliance with standardsDeciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
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62%
Communicating within a teamGiving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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60%
Assessing and evaluating thingsWorking out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
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60%
Giving expert adviceProviding guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.
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57%
Working with the publicGreeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
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54%
Training and teaching othersUnderstanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
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53%
Communicating with the publicGiving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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49%
Explaining things to peopleHelping people to understand and use information.
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48%
Estimating amounts, costs and resourcesWorking out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.
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40%
Working with computersUsing computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Interests and demands
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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95%
AnalyticalIdeas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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86%
HelpingWorking with people. Helping or providing service to others.
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57%
PracticalPractical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
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38%
AdministrativeFollowing set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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38%
EnterprisingStarting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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29%
CreativeWorking with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
Values
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95%
RelationshipsServe 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.
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90%
AchievementResults oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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90%
IndependenceWork 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.
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90%
RecognitionAdvancement 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.
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86%
Working conditionsJob security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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71%
SupportSupportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
Demands
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100%
Disease or infectionBe exposed to disease or infections.
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99%
Freedom to make decisionsHave freedom to make decision on your own.
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98%
TelephoneTalk on the telephone.
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97%
Contact with peopleHave contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
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96%
Impact of decisionsMake decisions that have a large impact on other people.
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96%
Face-to-face discussionsTalk with people face-to-face.
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96%
Being exact or accurateBe very exact or highly accurate.
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95%
TeamworkWork with people in a group or team.
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93%
Consequence of errorWork where mistakes have serious consequences.
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92%
Contact with the publicWork with customers or the public.
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92%
Lead or coordinate a teamLead others to do work activities.
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92%
Physically close to peopleWork physically close to other people.
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92%
Unstructured workHave freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
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90%
Frequent decision makingFrequently make decisions that impact other people.
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84%
Letters and memosWrite letters and memos.
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82%
Electronic mailUse electronic mail.
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82%
Indoors, heat controlledWork indoors with access to heating or cooling.
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81%
Time pressureWork to strict deadlines.
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78%
Angry or unpleasant peopleDeal with unpleasant, angry, or rude people.
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73%
Responsible for outcomesTake responsibility for the results of other people's work.
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