Road Traffic Controllers

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

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

Looking for ways to help people.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Talking to others.

Reading work related information.

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

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

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

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

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

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

Communicate by speaking.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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

See details that are far away.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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

Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.

Read and understand written information.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

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

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

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.

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.