Music Professionals

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Reading work related information.

Talking to others.

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

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Looking for ways to help people.

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

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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.

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

Tell the difference between sounds.

Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

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.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Helping people to understand and use information.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

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.