Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)

Reading work related information.

Using maths to solve problems.

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

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

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Talking to others.

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

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

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

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Figuring out how money is needed to do something, and keeping track of the money that's being spent.

Teaching people how to do something.

Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

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).

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

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

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

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

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

See details that are far away.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

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.

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.

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.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

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.

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

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.