Industrial Engineers

Reading work related information.

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

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

Using maths to solve problems.

Talking to others.

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Communicate by speaking.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

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.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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).

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

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.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

See details that are far away.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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

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

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

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.