Medical Diagnostic Radiographers

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

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.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

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.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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

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

Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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 information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.

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