Overview
All Electronics Trades Workers
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$1,348 Weekly Pay
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Decline Future Growth
Business Machine Mechanics
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2,600 workers Employment Size
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Medium skill Skill level rating
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91% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
41 hours Average full-time
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46 years Average age
-
3% female Gender Share
Business Machine Mechanics install, maintain and repair electronic business equipment such as multi-function devices, photocopiers, scanners, fax machines and cash registers.
Also known as: Office Equipment Technician or Office Machine Technician.
Specialisations: Photocopier Technician.
You can work as a Business Machine Mechanic without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in business equipment servicing is usually required.
Tasks
- Examines and tests machines, equipment, instruments and control systems to diagnose faults.
- Adjusts, repairs and replaces worn or defective parts and wiring to maintain machines, equipment and instruments.
- Reassembles, test operates and adjusts equipment.
- Advises users of correct operating procedures to prevent malfunctions.
- Monitors radio traffic as well as transmitting and receiving voice messages.
- Installs electronic instruments and control systems.
- Applies knowledge of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic principles in commissioning and maintaining control systems.
Prospects
The number of people working as Business Machine Mechanics (in their main job) fell over 5 years:
from 2,900 in 2011 to 2,600 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Business Machine Mechanics work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Wholesale Trade; Other Services; and Manufacturing.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (91%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 41 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 46 years (compared to the average of 40 years). Many workers are 45 years or older (53%).
- Gender: 3% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You can work as a Business Machine Mechanic without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in business equipment servicing is usually required.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Electrotechnology VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Electronics Trades Workers who are reliable, work well in a team and have a strong work ethic.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Colour discrimination
Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Working with electronic equipment
Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing electronic devices and equipment.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 49-2011.00 - Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Conflict situations
Deal with conflict or disagreements.
-
In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
-
Cramped work space
Work in an awkward position or in cramped work spaces.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Support
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.
-
Independence
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.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Relationships
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.
-
Recognition
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 49-2011.00 - Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers.
All Electronics Trades Workers
-
$1,348 Weekly Pay
-
Decline Future Growth
Business Machine Mechanics
-
2,600 workers Employment Size
-
Medium skill Skill level rating
-
91% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
41 hours Average full-time
-
46 years Average age
-
3% female Gender Share
Business Machine Mechanics install, maintain and repair electronic business equipment such as multi-function devices, photocopiers, scanners, fax machines and cash registers.
Also known as: Office Equipment Technician or Office Machine Technician.
Specialisations: Photocopier Technician.
You can work as a Business Machine Mechanic without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in business equipment servicing is usually required.
Tasks
- Examines and tests machines, equipment, instruments and control systems to diagnose faults.
- Adjusts, repairs and replaces worn or defective parts and wiring to maintain machines, equipment and instruments.
- Reassembles, test operates and adjusts equipment.
- Advises users of correct operating procedures to prevent malfunctions.
- Monitors radio traffic as well as transmitting and receiving voice messages.
- Installs electronic instruments and control systems.
- Applies knowledge of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic principles in commissioning and maintaining control systems.
The number of people working as Business Machine Mechanics (in their main job) fell over 5 years:
from 2,900 in 2011 to 2,600 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Business Machine Mechanics work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Wholesale Trade; Other Services; and Manufacturing.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (91%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 41 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 46 years (compared to the average of 40 years). Many workers are 45 years or older (53%).
- Gender: 3% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You can work as a Business Machine Mechanic without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in business equipment servicing is usually required.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Electrotechnology VET training pathways.
Employers look for Electronics Trades Workers who are reliable, work well in a team and have a strong work ethic.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Physics
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Troubleshooting
Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Repairing
Fixing machines or systems.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Equipment selection
Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
-
Quality control analysis
Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Equipment maintenance
Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Control precision
Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Colour discrimination
Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Working with electronic equipment
Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing electronic devices and equipment.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Working with mechanical equipment
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Controlling equipment or machines
Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 49-2011.00 - Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Conflict situations
Deal with conflict or disagreements.
-
In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
-
Cramped work space
Work in an awkward position or in cramped work spaces.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Support
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.
-
Independence
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.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Relationships
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.
-
Recognition
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

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