Overview
All Photographers
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Unavailable Weekly Pay
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Strong Future Growth
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17,100 workers Employment Size
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High skill Skill level rating
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48% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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46 hours Average full-time
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38 years Average age
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49% female Gender Share
Photographers operate still cameras to take photographs.
Specialisations: Fashion Photographer, Landscape Photographer, News Photographer, Photographic Artist, Portrait Photographer, Sports Photographer, Technical Photographer.
You need a high level of photographic skill to work as a Photographer. While formal qualifications aren't essential, a course in photography, graphic art or visual art may be useful. Vocational Education and Training (VET) and university are both common study pathways.
Tasks
- consulting with clients to determine objectives of photographic assignments
- studying requirements of assignment and selecting type of camera, film, filter and lighting
- working from a studio, and transporting and setting up equipment at assigned locations
- measuring light levels and determining exposure
- adjusting camera angles, aperture settings and subjects to achieve desired composition
- adjusting lighting and filters to accentuate highlights and colours
- mixing photographic chemicals, processing film and developing prints
- manipulating images using digital imaging techniques and creative darkroom techniques such as adjusting exposure and development times
- may make enlarged prints, and mount and frame prints
Prospects
The number of people working as Photographers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 12,000 in 2014 to 17,100 in 2019.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a medium sized occupation.
- Location: Photographers work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Information Media and Telecommunications; and Arts and Recreation Services.
- Full-time: Around half work full-time (48%, less than the average of 66%), showing there are many opportunities to work part-time.
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 46 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 38 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 49% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You need a high level of photographic skill to work as a Photographer. While formal qualifications aren't essential, a course in photography, graphic art or visual art may be useful. Vocational Education and Training (VET) and university are both common study pathways.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Creative Arts and Culture VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Artistic Directors, Media Producers & Presenters who have strong interpersonal skills, can communicate well with diverse audiences and are reliable.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Fine arts
Compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Operations analysis
Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Colour discrimination
Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Influencing people
Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Managing payments and orders
Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Negotiating and resolving conflicts
Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Providing office support
Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 27-4021.00 - Photographers.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
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Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Competition
Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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Independence
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.
-
Relationships
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.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Recognition
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 conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 27-4021.00 - Photographers.
All Photographers
-
Unavailable Weekly Pay
-
Strong Future Growth
-
17,100 workers Employment Size
-
High skill Skill level rating
-
48% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
46 hours Average full-time
-
38 years Average age
-
49% female Gender Share
Photographers operate still cameras to take photographs.
Specialisations: Fashion Photographer, Landscape Photographer, News Photographer, Photographic Artist, Portrait Photographer, Sports Photographer, Technical Photographer.
You need a high level of photographic skill to work as a Photographer. While formal qualifications aren't essential, a course in photography, graphic art or visual art may be useful. Vocational Education and Training (VET) and university are both common study pathways.
Tasks
- consulting with clients to determine objectives of photographic assignments
- studying requirements of assignment and selecting type of camera, film, filter and lighting
- working from a studio, and transporting and setting up equipment at assigned locations
- measuring light levels and determining exposure
- adjusting camera angles, aperture settings and subjects to achieve desired composition
- adjusting lighting and filters to accentuate highlights and colours
- mixing photographic chemicals, processing film and developing prints
- manipulating images using digital imaging techniques and creative darkroom techniques such as adjusting exposure and development times
- may make enlarged prints, and mount and frame prints
The number of people working as Photographers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 12,000 in 2014 to 17,100 in 2019.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a medium sized occupation.
- Location: Photographers work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Information Media and Telecommunications; and Arts and Recreation Services.
- Full-time: Around half work full-time (48%, less than the average of 66%), showing there are many opportunities to work part-time.
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 46 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 38 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 49% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You need a high level of photographic skill to work as a Photographer. While formal qualifications aren't essential, a course in photography, graphic art or visual art may be useful. Vocational Education and Training (VET) and university are both common study pathways.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Creative Arts and Culture VET training pathways.
Employers look for Artistic Directors, Media Producers & Presenters who have strong interpersonal skills, can communicate well with diverse audiences and are reliable.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Fine arts
Compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Technical design
Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Telecommunications
Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Operations analysis
Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Colour discrimination
Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.
-
Visualization
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Finger dexterity
Put together small parts with your fingers.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Influencing people
Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
-
Managing payments and orders
Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Negotiating and resolving conflicts
Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Providing office support
Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Checking for errors or defects
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 27-4021.00 - Photographers.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Competition
Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Time pressure
Work to strict deadlines.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Using your hands to handle, control, or feel
Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
-
Spend time standing
Spend time standing at work.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Independence
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.
-
Relationships
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.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Recognition
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 conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
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.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
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Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

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