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Architectural Drafters
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Prepare detailed drawings of architectural designs and plans for buildings and structures according to specifications provided by architect.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $34,060.00 |
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| North Carolina | $40,580.00 |
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| South Carolina | $39,810.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $34,920.00 |
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Related Careers
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Civil Drafters| | Prepare drawings and topographical and relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, pipelines, flood control projects, and water and sewerage control systems. |
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Civil Engineering Technicians| | Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists. |
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Commercial & Industrial Designers| | Develop and design manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design. |
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Electrical Engineering Technicians| | Apply electrical theory and related knowledge to test and modify developmental or operational electrical machinery and electrical control equipment and circuitry in industrial or commercial plants and laboratories. Usually work under direction of engineering staff. |
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Fabric & Apparel Patternmakers| | Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel. |
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Fashion Designers| | Design clothing and accessories. Create original garments or design garments that follow well established fashion trends. May develop the line of color and kinds of materials. |
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers| | Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. |
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Mechanical Drafters| | Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information. |
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Mechanical Engineers| | Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of such equipment as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems. |
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Set & Exhibit Designers| | Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles. |
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Skills
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Tasks
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| Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs. |
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| Operate computer-aided drafting (CAD) equipment or conventional drafting station to produce designs, working drawings, charts, forms and records. |
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| Coordinate structural, electrical and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans. |
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| Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary. |
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| Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets and other data. |
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| Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software. |
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| Prepare cost estimates, contracts, bidding documents and technical reports for specific projects under an architect's supervision. |
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| Supervise, coordinate, and inspect the work of draftspersons, technicians, and technologists on construction projects. |
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| Represent architect on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under architect's supervision. |
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| Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials. |
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| Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials. |
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| Analyze technical implications of architect's design concept, calculating weights, volumes, and stress factors. |
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| Create freehand drawings and lettering to accompany drawings. |
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| Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client. |
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| Reproduce drawings on copy machines or trace copies of plans and drawings using transparent paper or cloth, ink, pencil, and standard drafting instruments. |
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| Calculate heat loss and gain of buildings and structures to determine required equipment specifications, following standard procedures. |
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| Build landscape, architectural and display models. |
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Tools
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| Calculators or accessories |
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| Calculators |
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| Compasses |
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| Computer mouse or trackballs |
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| Three-dimensional motion controllers |
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| Curves |
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| Flexible curves |
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| French curves |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Graphics or video accelerator cards |
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| Computer aided design CAD multi-unit display graphics cards |
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| Multimedia projectors |
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| Three-dimensional stereoscopic projectors |
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| Plotter printers |
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| Plotting printers |
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| Print servers |
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| Protractors |
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| Scales |
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| Architects' scales |
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| Electronic scales |
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| Scanners |
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| Backlit digitizers |
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| Large-format digitizers |
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| Sonic digitizers |
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| Three-dimensional laser digitizers |
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| Wide-format document scanners |
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| T squares |
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| T-squares |
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| Tablet computers |
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| Graphics tablets |
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| Pressure-sensitive graphic tablets |
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| Touch pads |
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| Estimating keypads |
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| Triangles |
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Technology
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| Computer aided design CAD software |
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| Alias Wavefront Design Studio |
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| Autodesk 3d Studio Viz |
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| Autodesk Architectural Desktop |
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| Autodesk AutoCAD |
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| Graphisoft ArchiCAD |
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| Logitech 3D Pro |
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| SketchUp software |
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| UGS Solid Edge |
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| VectorWorks ARCHITECT |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Document management software |
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| Graphics or photo imaging software |
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| Adobe AfterEffects |
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| Adobe Illustrator |
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| Adobe LiveMotion |
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| Animation software |
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| Automated Design Systems Form Z |
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| Corel Paint Shop Pro |
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| Graphic presentation software |
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| Landscape modeling software |
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| Motion graphics software |
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| Non uniform rational b-splines NURBS software |
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| Rhinoceros software |
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| Softimage Extreme |
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| Sun Microsystems Cobalt |
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| Map creation software |
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| Geomechanical design analysis GDA software |
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| Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software |
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| Bill of materials software |
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| Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
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| Digitizing and photogrammetric software |
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| Scanning software |
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| Pattern design software |
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| 100 Plus Hatch Pattern Library |
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| Project management software |
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| ARCOM Masterspec |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Microsoft Excel |
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| Word processing software |
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| Microsoft Word |
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Career Activities
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| Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment |
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| draw maps or charts |
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| draw prototypes, plans, or maps to scale |
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| lay out electrical wiring for buildings, etc. |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| communicate technical information |
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| Getting Information |
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| collect scientific or technical data |
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| read blueprints |
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| read schematics |
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| read technical drawings |
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| research property records |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| use computer aided drafting or design software for design, drafting, modeling, or other engineering tasks |
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| use computer graphics design software |
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| use computers to enter, access or retrieve data |
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| use spreadsheet software |
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| use word processing or desktop publishing software |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use drafting or mechanical drawing techniques |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand construction specifications |
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| understand engineering data or reports |
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| understand technical operating, service or repair manuals |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications |
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| evaluate engineering data |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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| direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff |
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| Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information |
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| prepare cost estimates |
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| Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material |
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| inspect project operations, or site to determine specification compliance |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others |
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| interpret aerial photographs |
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| interpret maps for architecture, construction, or engineering project |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| recommend solutions to engineering problems |
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| Developing Objectives and Strategies |
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| develop plans for programs or projects |
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| write business project or bid proposals |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| prepare contract documents |
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| prepare technical reports or related documentation |
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Career Context
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Telephone |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Degree of Automation |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Time Pressure |
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