Pharmacy Technicians

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

Reading work related information.

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

Talking to others.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Using maths to solve problems.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Teaching people how to do something.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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.

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

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

See details that are far away.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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

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