Economists

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

Reading work related information.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Using maths to solve problems.

Talking to others.

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

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

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

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

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

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

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

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

See details that are far away.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

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

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.