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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Computer Software Engineers, Applications. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Interacting With Computers100
2.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge92
3.Getting Information90
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems86
5.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates79
6.Thinking Creatively78
7.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events76
8.Analyzing Data or Information74
9.Processing Information72
10.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others68
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
100
86
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
92
86
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
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
90
56
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
86
80
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.
79
73
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
78
78
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
76
68
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
74
66
Determine the location of a lost orderDetermine the interest cost to finance a new buildingAnalyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
72
74
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
68
61
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences