Secondary School Teachers

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

Talking to others.

Reading work related information.

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Teaching people how to do something.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Looking for ways to help people.

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

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.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Using maths to solve problems.

Communicate by speaking.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Listen to and understand what people say.

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.

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

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Read and understand written information.

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

Write in a way that people can understand.

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

See details that are far away.

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 different ways of grouping things.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

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

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

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

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

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