Fire and Emergency Workers

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Reading work related information.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.

Exercise for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

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

Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.

Communicate by speaking.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

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

Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.

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

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

Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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