Photographic Developers and Printers

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

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

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

Reading work related information.

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.

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

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

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

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

Talking to others.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Looking for ways to help people.

Deciding on the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Read and understand written information.

Communicate by speaking.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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).

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing electronic devices and equipment.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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 people. Helping or providing service to others.