Railways Assistants

54%

Looking for ways to help people.

46%

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

46%

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

46%

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

45%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

43%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

41%

Talking to others.

41%

Reading work related information.

39%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

36%

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

34%

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

34%

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

34%

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

34%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

32%

Teaching people how to do something.

32%

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

30%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

29%

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

29%

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

25%

Controlling equipment or systems.

55%

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

53%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

46%

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

46%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

44%

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

43%

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

37%

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

36%

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

34%

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

33%

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

32%

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

31%

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

29%

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

29%

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

28%

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

28%

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

27%

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

26%

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

23%

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

22%

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

67%

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

67%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

67%

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

62%

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

19%

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

14%

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

67%

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%

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.

38%

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

38%

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.

33%

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

29%

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.