Typists

46%

Reading work related information.

43%

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

39%

Talking to others.

39%

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

37%

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

37%

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

36%

Using maths to solve problems.

36%

Understanding why people react the way they do.

34%

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

34%

Looking for ways to help people.

30%

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

29%

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

29%

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

27%

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

23%

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

21%

Teaching people how to do something.

21%

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

21%

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

20%

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

16%

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

67%

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

66%

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

62%

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

61%

Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

60%

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

59%

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

56%

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

53%

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

49%

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

47%

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

47%

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

46%

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

44%

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

41%

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

41%

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

41%

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

37%

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

36%

Helping people to understand and use information.

30%

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

29%

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

100%

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

38%

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

19%

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

19%

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

14%

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

14%

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

71%

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.

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.

36%

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

29%

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

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.