Foresters

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

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

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

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Reading work related information.

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

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

Talking to others.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

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

Using maths to solve problems.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Teaching people how to do something.

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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

Read and understand written information.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

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

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

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

See details that are far away.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 people. Helping or providing service to others.

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