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Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers
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Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers
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Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material.
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Abilities
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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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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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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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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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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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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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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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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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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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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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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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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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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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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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Dynamic Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out 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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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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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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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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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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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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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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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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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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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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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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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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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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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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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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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wages
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| North Carolina | $27,500.00 |
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| South Carolina | $26,750.00 |
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Related Careers
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Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters| | Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. |
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Construction Carpenters| | Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools. |
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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons| | Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. |
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Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers| | Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete. Use a variety of fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, and hand tools. |
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Tapers| | Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering. |
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Tile & Marble Setters| | Apply hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks. |
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Skills
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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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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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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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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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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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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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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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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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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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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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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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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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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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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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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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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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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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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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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Tools
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| Air compressors |
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| Compressors |
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| Caulking guns |
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| Chalk lines |
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| Glue guns |
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| Adhesive guns |
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| Hammers |
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| Crowhead hammers |
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| Drywall hammers |
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| Hand sprayers |
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| Pistol hopper guns |
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| Texture guns |
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| Texture sprayers |
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| Hatchets |
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| Drywall hatchets |
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| Hole saws |
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| Circle cutters |
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| Jacks |
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| Drywall jacks |
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| Ladders |
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| Laser printers |
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| Levels |
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| Box beam levels |
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| Torpedo levels |
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| Lifts |
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| Drywall lifts |
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| Mini lifters |
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| Roll lifters |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Paint brushes |
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| Texture brushes |
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| Personal computers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs |
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| Plaster or mortar mixers |
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| Drywall mud mixers |
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| Fan blade mixers |
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| Power drills |
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| Drills |
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| Power routers |
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| Drywall routers |
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| Power sanders |
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| Hand sanders |
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| Pole sanders |
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| Rotary sanders |
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| Power saws |
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| Sabre saws |
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| Power screwguns |
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| Drywall screw guns |
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| Putty knives |
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| Corner knives |
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| Feather edge drywall darbies |
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| Joint knives |
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| Taping knives |
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| Wipe-down knives |
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| Rasps |
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| Respirators |
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| Saws |
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| Drywall ripping tools |
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| Drywall saws |
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| Hacksaws |
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| Keyhole saws |
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| Wallboard saws |
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| Scaffolding |
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| Screwdrivers |
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| Drywall screwdrivers |
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| Scribers |
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| Drywall scoring tools |
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| Spatulas |
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| Wall scrapers |
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| Staple guns |
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| Heavy duty staple guns |
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| T squares |
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| Drywall T-squares |
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| Wallboard T-squares |
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| Tablet computers |
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| Tape measures |
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| Tinners snips |
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| Tin snips |
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| Trowels |
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| Bullnose trowels |
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| Drywall trowels |
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| Inside corner trowels |
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| Outside corner trowels |
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| Utility knives |
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| Trimming knives |
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Technology
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| Accounting software |
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| Job costing software |
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| Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal Architect |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Business management software |
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| Office suite software |
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| Microsoft Office |
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| Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
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| Logic Group Scanner Digitizing Software |
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| Project management software |
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| Construction Software Center EasyEst |
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| DevWave Estimate Works |
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| On Center Quick Bid |
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| Word processing software |
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| Microsoft Word |
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| Wilhelm Publishing Threshold |
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Career Activities
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| Performing General Physical Activities |
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| apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings |
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| apply cleaning solvents |
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| apply plaster, stucco or related material |
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| attach moisture barrier sheeting over construction surfaces |
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| build or repair structures in construction, repair, or manufacturing setting |
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| climb ladders, scaffolding, or utility or telephone poles |
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| construct, erect, or repair wooden frameworks or structures |
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| cut, shape, fit, or join wood or other construction materials |
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| erect scaffold |
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| install doors, wood floors, window frames, trim, or stairs |
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| install drywall, plasterboard, or wallboard |
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| install insulating materials |
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| install locks, hinges, or related finish hardware |
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| install prefabricated building components |
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| install siding or sheeting |
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| install wall or ceiling shock-absorbing paneling or acoustical tiles |
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| move or fit heavy objects |
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| Handling and Moving Objects |
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| cut metal or plastic |
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| fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand |
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| Getting Information |
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| read blueprints |
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| read specifications |
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| read tape measure |
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| read technical drawings |
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| read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts |
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| Making Decisions and Solving Problems |
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| determine project methods and procedures |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| use hand or power tools |
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| use hand or power woodworking tools |
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| use measuring devices in construction or extraction work |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| adhere to safety procedures |
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| Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information |
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| determine material or tool requirements |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| perform safety inspections in construction or resource extraction setting |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand construction specifications |
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| Processing Information |
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| verify trueness of structure using plumb bob or level |
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| Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment |
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| lay out woodworking projects |
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| measure and mark reference points or cutting lines on workpieces |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use basic carpentry techniques |
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Career Needs
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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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Supervision, Human Relations| | Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management. |
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Independence| | Workers on this job do their work alone. |
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Company Policies and Practices| | Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company. |
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Activity| | Workers on this job are busy all the time. |
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Compensation| | Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers. |
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Security| | Workers on this job have steady employment. |
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Supervision, Technical| | Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well. |
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Achievement| | Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment. |
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Ability Utilization| | Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities. |
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Co-workers| | Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with. |
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Responsibility| | Workers on this job make decisions on their own. |
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Advancement| | Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement. |
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Variety| | Workers on this job have something different to do every day. |
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Autonomy| | Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision. |
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Recognition| | Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do. |
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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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Creativity| | Workers on this job try out their own ideas. |
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Working Conditions| | Workers on this job have good working conditions. |
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Social Service| | Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people. |
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Authority| | Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others. |
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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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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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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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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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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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