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Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Reading work related information.

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

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

Talking to others.

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

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

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.

Looking for ways to help people.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

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

Lift, push, pull, or carry things.

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

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Read and understand written information.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

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).

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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.

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

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

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.