Keyboard Operators

Reading work related information.

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

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

Talking to others.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Using maths to solve problems.

Looking for ways to help people.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

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

Make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

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.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

See details that are far away.

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.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

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

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.

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.