Overview
All ICT Managers
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$2,766 Weekly Pay
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Stable Future Growth
Chief Information Officers
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3,800 workers Employment Size
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Very high skill Skill level rating
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97% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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49 hours Average full-time
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44 years Average age
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10% female Gender Share
Chief Information Officers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the ICT strategies, plans and operations of organisations to ensure the ICT infrastructure supports the organisation's overall operations and priorities.
Also known as: Chief Technology Officer.
You usually need a bachelor degree in information technology or computer science and extensive experience in the ICT industry to work as a Chief Information Officer.
Tasks
- Analyses information needs and specifies technology to meet those needs.
- Formulates and directs information and communication technology (ICT)strategies, policies and plans.
- Directs the selection and installation of ICT resources and the provision of user training.
- Directs ICT operations and sets priorities between system developments, maintenance and operations.
- Oversees the security of ICT systems.
Prospects
The number of people working as Chief Information Officers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 2,000 in 2011 to 3,800 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: Chief Information Officers work in many parts of Australia. New South Wales and Victoria have a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Financial and Insurance Services; and Information Media and Telecommunications.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (97%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 49 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 44 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 10% 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 usually need a bachelor degree in information technology or computer science and extensive experience in the ICT industry to work as a Chief Information Officer.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Information and Communications Technology VET training pathways may interest you.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for ICT Managers who can communicate clearly to a diverse range of people, and provide leadership, direction and planning.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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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.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Systems evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Operations analysis
Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.
-
Mathematics
Using maths to solve problems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
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.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Working with numbers
Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Mathematics
Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Guiding and directing staff
Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.
-
Coaching and developing others
Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Leading and encouraging a team
Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

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, 11-3021.00 - Computer and Information Systems Managers.
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.
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Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Spend time sitting
Spend time sitting at work.
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Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
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Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
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Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
-
Competition
Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
-
Making repetitive motions
Spend time making repetitive motions.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Conflict situations
Deal with conflict or disagreements.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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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.
-
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.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
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.
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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.
-
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
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.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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, 11-3021.00 - Computer and Information Systems Managers.
All ICT Managers
-
$2,766 Weekly Pay
-
Stable Future Growth
Chief Information Officers
-
3,800 workers Employment Size
-
Very high skill Skill level rating
-
97% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
49 hours Average full-time
-
44 years Average age
-
10% female Gender Share
Chief Information Officers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the ICT strategies, plans and operations of organisations to ensure the ICT infrastructure supports the organisation's overall operations and priorities.
Also known as: Chief Technology Officer.
You usually need a bachelor degree in information technology or computer science and extensive experience in the ICT industry to work as a Chief Information Officer.
Tasks
- Analyses information needs and specifies technology to meet those needs.
- Formulates and directs information and communication technology (ICT)strategies, policies and plans.
- Directs the selection and installation of ICT resources and the provision of user training.
- Directs ICT operations and sets priorities between system developments, maintenance and operations.
- Oversees the security of ICT systems.
The number of people working as Chief Information Officers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 2,000 in 2011 to 3,800 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: Chief Information Officers work in many parts of Australia. New South Wales and Victoria have a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Financial and Insurance Services; and Information Media and Telecommunications.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (97%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 49 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 44 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 10% 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 usually need a bachelor degree in information technology or computer science and extensive experience in the ICT industry to work as a Chief Information Officer.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Information and Communications Technology VET training pathways may interest you.
Employers look for ICT Managers who can communicate clearly to a diverse range of people, and provide leadership, direction and planning.
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.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Systems evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Operations analysis
Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.
-
Mathematics
Using maths to solve problems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
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.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Working with numbers
Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Mathematics
Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Guiding and directing staff
Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.
-
Coaching and developing others
Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Leading and encouraging a team
Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Estimating amounts, costs and resources
Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

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, 11-3021.00 - Computer and Information Systems Managers.
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.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Spend time sitting
Spend time sitting at work.
-
Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
-
Competition
Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
-
Making repetitive motions
Spend time making repetitive motions.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Conflict situations
Deal with conflict or disagreements.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
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.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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, 11-3021.00 - Computer and Information Systems Managers.