Parole and Probation Officers

64%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

59%

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

59%

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

59%

Reading work related information.

57%

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

57%

Talking to others.

57%

Looking for ways to help people.

55%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

54%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

52%

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

50%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

48%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

45%

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

45%

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

45%

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

43%

Teaching people how to do something.

41%

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

37%

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

36%

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

34%

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

80%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

74%

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

71%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

70%

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

69%

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

69%

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

67%

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

67%

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

66%

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

64%

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

61%

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

60%

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

58%

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

57%

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

55%

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

55%

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

53%

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

50%

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

46%

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

44%

Helping people to understand and use information.

95%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

71%

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

67%

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

33%

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

33%

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

19%

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

86%

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.

76%

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.

67%

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

57%

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

52%

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.

52%

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.