Operating Theatre Technicians

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

Reading work related information.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

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

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

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

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

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

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

See details that are far away.

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

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.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

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

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.