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Statistical Assistants
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Statistical Assistants
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Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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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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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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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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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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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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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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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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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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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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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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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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Interests
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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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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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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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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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Knowledge
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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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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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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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $41,350.00 |
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| North Carolina | $29,890.00 |
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| South Carolina | $27,800.00 |
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Related Careers
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Billing, Posting, & Calculating Machine Operators| | Operate machines that automatically perform mathematical processes, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, to calculate and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data. Duties include operating special billing machines to prepare statements, bills, and invoices, and operating bookkeeping machines to copy and post data, make computations, and compile records of transactions. |
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Claims Examiners, Property & Casualty Insurance| | Review settled insurance claims to determine that payments and settlements have been made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Report overpayments, underpayments, and other irregularities. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. |
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Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers| | Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines. |
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Cost Estimators| | Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured. |
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Insurance Policy Processing Clerks| | Process applications for, changes to, reinstatement of, and cancellation of insurance policies. Duties include reviewing insurance applications to ensure that all questions have been answered, compiling data on insurance policy changes, changing policy records to conform to insured party's specifications, compiling data on lapsed insurance policies to determine automatic reinstatement according to company policies, canceling insurance policies as requested by agents, and verifying the accuracy of insurance company records. |
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Insurance Underwriters| | Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications. |
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Mathematicians| | Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve or direct solutions to problems in various fields by mathematical methods. |
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Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks| | Compile and post employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions. May prepare paychecks. |
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Skills
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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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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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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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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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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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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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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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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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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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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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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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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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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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Tasks
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| Compute and analyze data, using statistical formulas and computers or calculators. |
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| Enter data into computers for use in analyses and reports. |
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| Compile statistics from source materials, such as production and sales records, quality-control and test records, time sheets, and survey sheets. |
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| Compile reports, charts, and graphs that describe and interpret findings of analyses. |
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| Check source data in order to verify its completeness and accuracy. |
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| Participate in the publication of data and information. |
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| Discuss data presentation requirements with clients. |
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| File data and related information, and maintain and update databases. |
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| Code data as necessary prior to computer entry, using lists of codes. |
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| Organize paperwork such as survey forms and reports for distribution and for analysis. |
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| Select statistical tests for analyzing data. |
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| Check survey responses for errors such as the use of pens instead of pencils, and set aside response forms that cannot be used. |
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| Interview people and keep track of their responses. |
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| Send out surveys. |
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Career Activities
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| Getting Information |
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| assist with business or managerial research |
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| collect scientific or technical data |
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| collect statistical data |
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| Processing Information |
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| compile numerical or statistical data |
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| verify investigative information |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use library or online Internet research techniques |
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| use oral or written communication techniques |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| write business correspondence |
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| Thinking Creatively |
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| create mathematical or statistical diagrams or charts |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others |
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| use graphs to explain results of statistical analyses |
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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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| proofread printed or written material |
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| verify completeness or accuracy of data |
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| use computers to enter, access or retrieve data |
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| use relational database software |
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| use spreadsheet software |
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| use word processing or desktop publishing software |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| maintain records, reports, or files |
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| prepare reports |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| operate business machines |
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| operate calculating devices |
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Career Context
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Telephone |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Physical Proximity |
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Career Styles
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Analytical Thinking| | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Attention to Detail| | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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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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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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Innovation| | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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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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Achievement/Effort| | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Leadership| | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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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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Stress Tolerance| | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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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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Concern for Others| | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Career Needs
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Independence| | Workers on this job do their work alone. |
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Moral Values| | Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong. |
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Working Conditions| | Workers on this job have good working conditions. |
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Activity| | Workers on this job are busy all the time. |
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Company Policies and Practices| | Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company. |
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Security| | Workers on this job have steady employment. |
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Supervision, Human Relations| | Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management. |
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Advancement| | Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement. |
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Autonomy| | Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision. |
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Compensation| | Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers. |
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Ability Utilization| | Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities. |
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Achievement| | Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment. |
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Co-workers| | Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with. |
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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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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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Responsibility| | Workers on this job make decisions on their own. |
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Variety| | Workers on this job have something different to do every day. |
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Creativity| | Workers on this job try out their own ideas. |
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Authority| | Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others. |
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Social Service| | Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people. |
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Career Values
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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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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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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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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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