Dental Technicians

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

Reading work related information.

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.

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

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

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

Talking to others.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

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

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

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Read and understand written information.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

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

Communicate by speaking.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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