Stock and Station Agents

55%

Talking to others.

54%

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

54%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

52%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

50%

Reading work related information.

48%

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

48%

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

45%

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

45%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

45%

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

45%

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

45%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

45%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

43%

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

43%

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

43%

Using maths to solve problems.

43%

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

41%

Figuring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.

41%

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

37%

Looking for ways to help people.

68%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

68%

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

67%

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

67%

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

66%

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

66%

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

65%

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

62%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

62%

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

62%

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

60%

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

60%

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

59%

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

58%

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

56%

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

56%

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

53%

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

47%

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

45%

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

43%

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

90%

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

86%

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

57%

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

38%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

24%

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

19%

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

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.

60%

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.

57%

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.

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.

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.