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Bridge & Lock Tenders
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Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock tenders and operators, and slip bridge operators.
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Abilities
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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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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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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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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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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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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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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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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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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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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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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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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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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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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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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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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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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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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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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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when 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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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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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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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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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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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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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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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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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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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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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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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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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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Wages
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Related Careers
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Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas| | Operate a variety of drills--such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic--to tap sub-surface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. May use explosives. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators. |
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Motorboat Operators| | Operate small motor-driven boats to carry passengers and freight between ships, or ship to shore. May patrol harbors and beach areas. May assist in navigational activities. |
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Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators| | Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators. |
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, & Hostlers| | Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location. |
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Railroad Brake, Signal, & Switch Operators| | Operate railroad track switches. Couple or uncouple rolling stock to make up or break up trains. Signal engineers by hand or flagging. May inspect couplings, air hoses, journal boxes, and hand brakes. |
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Sailors & Marine Oilers| | Stand watch to look for obstructions in path of vessel, measure water depth, turn wheel on bridge, or use emergency equipment as directed by captain, mate, or pilot. Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear. Perform a variety of maintenance tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain line and ship equipment. Must hold government-issued certification and tankerman certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels. |
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Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer| | Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 GVW, to transport and deliver goods, livestock, or materials in liquid, loose, or packaged form. May be required to unload truck. May require use of automated routing equipment. Requires commercial drivers' license. |
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Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services| | Drive a truck or van with a capacity of under 26,000 GVW, primarily to deliver or pick up merchandise or to deliver packages within a specified area. May require use of automatic routing or location software. May load and unload truck. |
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Skills
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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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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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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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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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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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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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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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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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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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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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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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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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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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Tasks
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| Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening. |
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| Move levers to activate traffic signals, navigation lights, and alarms. |
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| Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks. |
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| Stop automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges, and lower automobile gates prior to moving bridges. |
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| Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges. |
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| Raise drawbridges and observe passage of water traffic, then lower drawbridges and raise automobile gates. |
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| Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges. |
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| Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers. |
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| Prepare accident reports. |
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| Observe approaching vessels to determine size and speed, and listen for whistle signals indicating desire to pass. |
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| Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best utilization of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces. |
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| Operate lighthouses to assist marine passage near shores and dangerous waters. |
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| Maintain and guard stations in bridges to check waterways for boat traffic. |
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| Add and remove balance weights to bridge mechanisms as necessary. |
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| Inspect canal and bridge equipment, and areas such as roadbeds for damage or defects, reporting problems to supervisors as necessary. |
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| Attach ropes or cable lines to bitts on lock decks or wharfs to secure vessels. |
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| Clean and lubricate equipment, and make minor repairs and adjustments. |
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| Log data such as water levels and weather conditions. |
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| Write and submit maintenance work requisitions. |
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| Perform maintenance duties such as sweeping, painting, and yard work to keep facilities clean and in order. |
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Career Activities
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| operate power driven pumps |
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| operate power generation equipment |
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| use two-way radio or mobile phone |
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| Performing for or Working Directly with the Public |
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| provide customer service |
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| handle boat or ship tie-off lines |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand technical operating, service or repair manuals |
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| Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment |
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| clean equipment or machinery |
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| inspect machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed |
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| make minor repairs to mechanical equipment |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| maintain records, reports, or files |
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| prepare reports |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| perform safety inspections in transportation setting |
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| Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment |
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| install/connect electrical equipment to power circuit |
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Career Context
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Telephone |
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| Outdoors, Exposed to Weather |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Exposed to High Places |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment |
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| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Outdoors, Under Cover |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting |
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| Very Hot or Cold Temperatures |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Spend Time Standing |
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| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions |
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| Public Speaking |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Degree of Automation |
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| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Spend Time Walking and Running |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| In an Open Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Exposed to Radiation |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles |
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| Deal With Physically Aggressive People |
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| Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Exposed to Whole Body Vibration |
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| Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body |
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| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance |
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| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection |
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Career Styles
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Dependability| | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Self Control| | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
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Attention to Detail| | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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Cooperation| | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
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Stress Tolerance| | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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Concern for Others| | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Independence| | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
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Adaptability/Flexibility| | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Achievement/Effort| | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Leadership| | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Social Orientation| | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Analytical Thinking| | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Innovation| | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Career Needs
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Independence| | Workers on this job do their work alone. |
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Moral Values| | Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong. |
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Security| | Workers on this job have steady employment. |
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Supervision, Human Relations| | Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management. |
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Autonomy| | Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision. |
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Company Policies and Practices| | Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company. |
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Responsibility| | Workers on this job make decisions on their own. |
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Ability Utilization| | Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities. |
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Achievement| | Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment. |
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Compensation| | Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers. |
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Supervision, Technical| | Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well. |
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Recognition| | Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do. |
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Working Conditions| | Workers on this job have good working conditions. |
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Authority| | Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others. |
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Social Status| | Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community. |
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Activity| | Workers on this job are busy all the time. |
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Advancement| | Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement. |
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Co-workers| | Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with. |
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Social Service| | Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people. |
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Variety| | Workers on this job have something different to do every day. |
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Creativity| | Workers on this job try out their own ideas. |
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Career Values
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Support| | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Achievement| | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
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Working Conditions| | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
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Independence| | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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Relationships| | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Recognition| | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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