Psychotherapists

70%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

63%

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

61%

Talking to others.

59%

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

59%

Reading work related information.

57%

Looking for ways to help people.

57%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

55%

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

55%

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

54%

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

52%

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

50%

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

48%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

48%

Teaching people how to do something.

48%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

48%

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

46%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

46%

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

45%

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

43%

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

81%

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

80%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

78%

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

68%

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

67%

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

65%

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

65%

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

65%

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

62%

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

62%

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

61%

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

61%

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

60%

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

59%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

59%

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

56%

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

55%

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

53%

Helping people to understand and use information.

52%

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

45%

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

100%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

95%

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

57%

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

38%

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

24%

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

19%

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

100%

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.

64%

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

62%

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.

52%

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.