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Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Talking to others.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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

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

Reading work related information.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Using maths to solve problems.

Controlling equipment or systems.

Communicate by speaking.

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

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

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

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

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

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

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

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

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

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

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

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

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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