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. |
| 95 | |
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| 80 |
| Tend a highway toll booth | Sell shoes in a popular shoe store | Perform a monologue on national TV |
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Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| 92 | |
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| 65 |
| Interpret a blood pressure reading | Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports | Interpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences |
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Getting Information Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| 90 | |
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| 60 |
| Follow a standard blueprint | Review a budget | Study international tax laws |
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| 89 | |
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| 71 |
| Write brief notes to others | Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor | Create a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies |
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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. |
| 88 | |
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| 80 |
| Have little contact with people outside the organization | Make standard presentations about available services | Prepare or deliver press releases |
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Thinking Creatively Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| 86 | |
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| 62 |
| Change the spacing on a printed report | Adapt popular music for a high school marching band | Create new computer software |
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Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| 86 | |
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| 51 |
| Test an automobile transmission | Judge the acceptability of food products | Determine the reaction of a virus to a new drug |
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Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| 85 | |
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| 59 |
| Check to see if baking bread is done | Test electrical circuits | Check the status of a patient in critical medical care |
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Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| 78 | |
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| 74 |
| Exchange greetings with a coworker | Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients | Gain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company |
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Performing General Physical Activities Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. |
| 78 | |
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| 71 |
| Walk between work stations in a small office | Paint the outside of a house | Climb up and down poles to install electricity |
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