Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers

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

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

Talking to others.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Teaching people how to do something.

Looking for ways to help people.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

Reading work related information.

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

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

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

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

Communicate by speaking.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

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

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.

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

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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.

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

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually 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 forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.