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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Animal Control Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public87
2.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization81
3.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events79
Getting Information79
5.Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others78
6.Making Decisions and Solving Problems77
7.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates76
Documenting/Recording Information76
9.Handling and Moving Objects72
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards72
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
87
68
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
81
74
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
79
68
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
79
65
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
78
67
Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too longGet two subordinates to agree about vacation schedulesNegotiate a major labor-management contract
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
77
67
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
76
56
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
76
59
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
72
74
Change settings on copy machinesArrange books in a libraryLoad boxes on an assembly line
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
72
61
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion