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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education
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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education
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Instruct students in secondary public or private schools in one or more subjects at the secondary level, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. May be designated according to subject matter specialty, such as typing instructors, commercial teachers, or English teachers.
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Degrees
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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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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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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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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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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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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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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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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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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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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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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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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry 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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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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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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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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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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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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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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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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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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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-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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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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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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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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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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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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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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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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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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| District of Columbia | $47,100.00 |
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| North Carolina | $38,030.00 |
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| South Carolina | $40,920.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $34,660.00 |
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Related Careers
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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education| | Teach pupils in public or private schools at the elementary level basic academic, social, and other formative skills. |
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Graduate Teaching Assistants| | Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed. |
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Health Educators| | Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments. May also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs. |
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Instructional Coordinators| | Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology in specialized fields that provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. |
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Teacher Assistants| | Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher or another professional has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services. |
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Vocational Education Teachers Postsecondary| | Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school instructors; industrial, commercial and government training instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education. |
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Skills
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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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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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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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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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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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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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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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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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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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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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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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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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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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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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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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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible. |
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| Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects such as English, mathematics, or social studies. |
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| Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students. |
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| Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. |
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| Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. |
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| Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. |
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| Assign and grade class work and homework. |
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| Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. |
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| Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students. |
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| Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. |
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| Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. |
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| Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. |
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| Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests. |
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| Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage. |
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| Prepare for assigned classes, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors. |
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| Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. |
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| Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress, and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs. |
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| Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. |
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| Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. |
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| Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. |
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| Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. |
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| Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence. |
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| Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. |
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| Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms. |
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| Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs. |
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| Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. |
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| Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. |
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| Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. |
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| Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need. |
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| Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests. |
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| Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required. |
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| Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading. |
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Career Activities
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| Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships |
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| establish and maintain relationships with students |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use interpersonal communication techniques |
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| use inventory control procedures |
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| use knowledge of multi-media technology |
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| use motivational techniques in education |
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| use oral or written communication techniques |
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| use public speaking techniques |
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| use teaching techniques |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| recognize student learning levels |
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| recognize student problems |
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| Thinking Creatively |
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| design classroom presentations |
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| Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others |
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| resolve behavioral or academic problems |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| maintain educational records, reports, or files |
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| prepare educational reports |
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| Training and Teaching Others |
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| adapt course of study to meet student needs |
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| assess educational potential or need of students |
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| convert information into instructional program |
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| develop course or training objectives |
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| develop instructional materials |
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| organize educational material or ideas |
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| select teaching materials to meet student needs |
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| use classroom management techniques |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| ensure correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| communicate student progress |
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| conduct parent conferences |
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| make education presentations |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| use computers to enter, access or retrieve educational data |
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| Documenting/Recording Information |
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| record student progress |
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| Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates |
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| evaluate student performance |
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| maintain group discipline in an educational setting |
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| monitor student progress |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| advise students |
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Career Context
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| Public Speaking |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Exposed to Disease or Infections |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Spend Time Standing |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Exposed to Contaminants |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled |
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| Telephone |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Spend Time Walking and Running |
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| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance |
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| Deal With Physically Aggressive People |
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| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment |
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| Very Hot or Cold Temperatures |
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| Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions |
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| Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting |
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