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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Athletic Trainers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Assisting and Caring for Others97
2.Making Decisions and Solving Problems95
3.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge91
4.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships90
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates82
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events82
7.Training and Teaching Others80
Getting Information80
9.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others78
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards78
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
97
88
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
95
79
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
91
85
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
90
83
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
82
73
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
82
76
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
80
73
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
80
73
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
78
56
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
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.
78
66
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion