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Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers
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Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
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Abilities
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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 Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing 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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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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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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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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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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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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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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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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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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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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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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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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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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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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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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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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Interests
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-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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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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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-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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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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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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Knowledge
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications 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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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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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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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $67,520.00 |
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| North Carolina | $41,870.00 |
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| South Carolina | $40,000.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $45,790.00 |
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Related Careers
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Appraisers, Real Estate| | Appraise real property to determine its value for purchase, sales, investment, mortgage, or loan purposes. |
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs| | Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing. |
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office & Administrative Support Workers| | Supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers. |
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Government Property Inspectors & Investigators| | Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations. |
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Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators| | Investigate, analyze, and determine the extent of insurance company's liability concerning personal, casualty, or property loss or damages, and attempt to effect settlement with claimants. Correspond with or interview medical specialists, agents, witnesses, or claimants to compile information. Calculate benefit payments and approve payment of claims within a certain monetary limit. |
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Judges, Magistrate Judges, & Magistrates| | Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May issue marriage licenses and perform wedding ceremonies. |
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Personnel Recruiters| | Seek out, interview, and screen applicants to fill existing and future job openings and promote career opportunities within an organization. |
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Skills
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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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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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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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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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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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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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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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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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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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Mathematics| | Using mathematics 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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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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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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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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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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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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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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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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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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Tasks
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| Investigate employment practices and alleged violations of laws, in order to document and correct discriminatory factors. |
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| Interpret civil rights laws and equal opportunity regulations for individuals and employers. |
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| Study equal opportunity complaints in order to clarify issues. |
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| Meet with persons involved in equal opportunity complaints in order to verify case information, and to arbitrate and settle disputes. |
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| Coordinate, monitor, and revise complaint procedures to ensure timely processing and review of complaints. |
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| Prepare reports of selection, survey, and other statistics, and recommendations for corrective action. |
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| Develop guidelines for non-discriminatory employment practices, and monitor their implementation and impact. |
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| Review company contracts to determine actions required to meet governmental equal opportunity provisions. |
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| Counsel newly hired members of minority and disadvantaged groups, informing them about details of civil rights laws. |
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| Provide information, technical assistance, and training to supervisors, managers, and employees on topics such as employee supervision, hiring, grievance procedures, and staff development. |
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| Conduct surveys and evaluate findings in order to determine if systematic discrimination exists. |
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| Verify that all job descriptions are submitted for review and approval, and that descriptions meet regulatory standards. |
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| Act as liaisons between minority placement agencies and employers, or between job search committees and other equal opportunity administrators. |
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| Consult with community representatives to develop technical assistance agreements in accordance with governmental regulations. |
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| Meet with job search committees or coordinators to explain the role of the equal opportunity coordinator, to provide resources for advertising, and to explain expectations for future contacts. |
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| Participate in the recruitment of employees through job fairs, career days, and advertising plans. |
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Career Activities
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| Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others |
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| arbitrate personnel disputes |
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| resolve personnel problems or grievances |
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| resolve worker or management conflicts |
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| Getting Information |
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| collect social or personal information |
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| collect statistical data |
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| review civil rights laws |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand government labor or employment regulations |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| confer with authorities or community groups |
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| make presentations |
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| Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work |
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| plan scientific research or investigative studies |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| ensure compliance with government regulations |
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| Processing Information |
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| investigate complaints, disturbances, or violations |
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| verify investigative information |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use interviewing procedures |
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| use knowledge of investigation techniques |
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| use oral or written communication techniques |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze data to identify personnel problems |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| monitor contract performance |
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| prepare reports |
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| prepare reports of inspections |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| advise department managers in personnel matters |
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| prepare report of findings or recommendations |
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| recommend action to ensure compliance |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others |
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| explain government laws or regulations |
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| explain government rules or policies |
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| explain rules, policies or regulations |
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| interpret laws or legislation |
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| present information on human resource management issues |
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Career Context
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| Telephone |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance |
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Career Styles
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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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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Cooperation| | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
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Dependability| | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Stress Tolerance| | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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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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Attention to Detail| | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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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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Analytical Thinking| | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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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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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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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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Working Conditions| | Workers on this job have good working conditions. |
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Company Policies and Practices| | Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company. |
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Achievement| | Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment. |
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Responsibility| | Workers on this job make decisions on their own. |
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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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Security| | Workers on this job have steady employment. |
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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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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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Ability Utilization| | Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities. |
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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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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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Recognition| | Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do. |
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Supervision, Technical| | Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well. |
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Variety| | Workers on this job have something different to do every day. |
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Compensation| | Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers. |
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Authority| | Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others. |
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Independence| | Workers on this job do their work alone. |
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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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