Other Special Education Teachers

Reading work related information.

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

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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

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.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Read and understand written information.

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

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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

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

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

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See details that are far away.

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

Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

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.

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.