Aeronautical Engineers

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Reading work related information.

Using maths to solve problems.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Talking to others.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Designing and improving equipment and technology.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Read and understand written information.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Communicate by speaking.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

See details that are far away.

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.