Genetic Counsellors (and Other Health Professionals not covered elsewhere)

Reading work related information.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Talking to others.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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 up-close (within a few feet).

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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.

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

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

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

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

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

Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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

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

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.

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