Overview
All Intelligence and Policy Analysts
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$1,821 Weekly Pay
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Strong Future Growth
Intelligence Officers
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2,800 workers Employment Size
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Very high skill Skill level rating
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85% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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41 hours Average full-time
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38 years Average age
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50% female Gender Share
Intelligence Officers collect and analyse information and data to produce intelligence for organisations to support planning, operations and human resource functions.
Specialisations: Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Defence Intelligence Analyst.
You usually need a bachelor degree in intelligence operations or a relevant field to work as an Intelligence Officer. Some workers have a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification.
Tasks
- Determines organisational and client intelligence requirements.
- Organises, collects, collates and analyses data, and develops intelligence information such as electronic surveillance.
- Compiles and disseminates intelligence information using briefings, maps, charts, reports and other methods.
- Ascertains the accuracy of data collected and reliability of sources.
- Conducts threat and risk assessments and developing responses.
Prospects
The number of people working as Intelligence Officers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 1,800 in 2011 to 2,800 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Intelligence Officers work in many parts of Australia. The Australian Capital Territory has a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Public Administration and Safety; Financial and Insurance Services; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (85%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 41 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 38 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 50% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You usually need a bachelor degree in intelligence operations or a relevant field to work as an Intelligence Officer. Some workers have a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Public Sector VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Intelligence and Policy Analysts who have strong attention to detail, can communicate clearly with a wide variety of people and can work well in a team.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Philosophy and theology
Philosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
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Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
History and archeology
Events of the past, their causes, how we learn about them, and how they influence the way we live today.
-
Foreign language
Foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
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Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Mathematics
Using maths to solve problems.
-
Systems evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speed of recognition
Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Perceptual speed
Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Mathematics
Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Explaining things to people
Helping people to understand and use information.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Giving expert advice
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 33-3021.06 - Intelligence Analysts.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
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Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
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Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Spend time sitting
Spend time sitting at work.
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Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Competition
Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
-
Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
-
Making repetitive motions
Spend time making repetitive motions.
-
Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Recognition
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.
-
Independence
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.
-
Support
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.
-
Relationships
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 33-3021.06 - Intelligence Analysts.
All Intelligence and Policy Analysts
-
$1,821 Weekly Pay
-
Strong Future Growth
Intelligence Officers
-
2,800 workers Employment Size
-
Very high skill Skill level rating
-
85% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
41 hours Average full-time
-
38 years Average age
-
50% female Gender Share
Intelligence Officers collect and analyse information and data to produce intelligence for organisations to support planning, operations and human resource functions.
Specialisations: Criminal Intelligence Analyst, Defence Intelligence Analyst.
You usually need a bachelor degree in intelligence operations or a relevant field to work as an Intelligence Officer. Some workers have a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification.
Tasks
- Determines organisational and client intelligence requirements.
- Organises, collects, collates and analyses data, and develops intelligence information such as electronic surveillance.
- Compiles and disseminates intelligence information using briefings, maps, charts, reports and other methods.
- Ascertains the accuracy of data collected and reliability of sources.
- Conducts threat and risk assessments and developing responses.
The number of people working as Intelligence Officers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 1,800 in 2011 to 2,800 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Intelligence Officers work in many parts of Australia. The Australian Capital Territory has a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Public Administration and Safety; Financial and Insurance Services; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
- Full-time: Most work full-time (85%, much higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 41 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 38 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 50% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You usually need a bachelor degree in intelligence operations or a relevant field to work as an Intelligence Officer. Some workers have a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Public Sector VET training pathways.
Employers look for Intelligence and Policy Analysts who have strong attention to detail, can communicate clearly with a wide variety of people and can work well in a team.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Philosophy and theology
Philosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
History and archeology
Events of the past, their causes, how we learn about them, and how they influence the way we live today.
-
Foreign language
Foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Mathematics
Using maths to solve problems.
-
Systems evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speed of recognition
Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Perceptual speed
Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Mathematics
Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Making sense of information and ideas
Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Explaining things to people
Helping people to understand and use information.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Giving expert advice
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 33-3021.06 - Intelligence Analysts.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Spend time sitting
Spend time sitting at work.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Competition
Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
-
Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
-
Making repetitive motions
Spend time making repetitive motions.
-
Consequence of error
Work where mistakes have serious consequences.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Recognition
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.
-
Independence
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.
-
Support
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.
-
Relationships
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 33-3021.06 - Intelligence Analysts.