Mail Clerks

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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.

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

Talking to others.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Reading work related information.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

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

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

Using maths to solve problems.

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

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.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

See details that are far away.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

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

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

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.