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Storage & Distribution Managers
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Storage & Distribution Managers
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Plan, direct, and coordinate the storage and distribution operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that are engaged in storing and distributing materials and products.
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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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 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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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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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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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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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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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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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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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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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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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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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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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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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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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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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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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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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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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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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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Interests
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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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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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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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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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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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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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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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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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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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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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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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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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $99,210.00 |
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| North Carolina | $61,800.00 |
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| South Carolina | $52,870.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $57,470.00 |
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Related Careers
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand| | Supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers. |
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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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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators| | Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers. |
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Industrial Production Managers| | Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications. |
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Industrial Production Managers| | Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications. |
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Management Analysts| | Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplifications and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants. |
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Management Analysts| | Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplifications and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants. |
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Purchasing Managers| | Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. |
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Transportation Managers| | Plan, direct, and coordinate the transportation operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that provide transportation services. |
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Skills
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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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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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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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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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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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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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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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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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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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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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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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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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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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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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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Tasks
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| Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials. |
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| Plan, develop, and implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities. |
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| Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, and demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments. |
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| Schedule and monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials. |
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| Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel. |
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| Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, and purchasing. |
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| Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated. |
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| Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators and insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates. |
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| Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations. |
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| Prepare and manage departmental budgets. |
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| Prepare or direct preparation of correspondence, reports, and operations, maintenance, and safety manuals. |
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| Respond to customers' or shippers' questions and complaints regarding storage and distribution services. |
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| Arrange for necessary shipping documentation, and contact customs officials to effect release of shipments. |
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| Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts. |
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| Evaluate freight costs and the inventory costs associated with transit times to ensure that costs are appropriate. |
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| Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets and equipment, and order testing, maintenance, repair, or replacement as necessary. |
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| Participate in setting transportation and service rates. |
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| Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials. |
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| Track and trace goods while they are en route to their destinations, expediting orders when necessary. |
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| Examine products or materials to estimate quantities or weight and type of container required for storage or transport. |
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| Arrange for storage facilities when required. |
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| Develop and implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design. |
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| Evaluate locations for new warehouses and distribution networks to determine their potential usefulness. |
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Tools
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| Bar code labels |
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| Barcoding labels |
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| Bar code reader equipment |
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| Barcoding scanners |
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| Forklifts |
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| Location based messaging service platforms |
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| Wireless communication and satellite positioning tools |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Laptop computers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Radio frequency data communication equipment |
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| Radio frequency hand-held terminals |
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| Radio frequency truck-mounted terminals |
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| Radio frequency identification devices |
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| Radio frequency identification RFID devices |
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Technology
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| Analytical or scientific software |
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| Integrated Decision Support Corporation Netwise Enterprise |
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| Integrated Decision Support Corporation Netwise Frontline |
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| QUALCOMM QTRACS |
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| QUALCOMM ViaWeb |
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| Compliance software |
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| Scanlon Associates LogPak |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Microsoft Access |
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| Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
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| Graphics or photo imaging software |
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| Graphics software |
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| Inventory management software |
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| Aljex Inventory |
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| DSA Foxware Warehouse Management |
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| International Business Systems software |
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| Logility Voyager WarehousePRO |
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| MRA Technologies MRATrack Warehouse Management System |
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| Sentai Pinpoint |
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| Label making software |
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| ABOL Manifest Systems |
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| Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software |
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| Cadre Technologies Cadence Warehouse Management System |
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| Catalyst International CatalystConnect |
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| IBM i2 Transportation Manager |
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| Integrated Decision Support Corporation Netwise Supply Chain |
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| Integrated Decision Support Corporation Swap Advice |
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| IntelliTrack Warehouse Management System |
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| Radio Beacon WMS |
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| RedPrairie DLx Warehouse |
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| SSA Global Warehouse Management System WMS |
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| Supply chain event management software |
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| TECSYS EliteSeries |
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| TECSYS PointForce Enterprise |
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| Presentation software |
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| Microsoft PowerPoint |
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| Project management software |
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| HighJump Software Warehouse Advantage |
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| Infosite Technologies DM Warehousing |
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| Sentai WarehouseTrac |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Time accounting software |
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| WorkForce Software time and attendance software |
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| Word processing software |
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Career Activities
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| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates |
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| conduct or attend staff meetings |
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| Monitoring and Controlling Resources |
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| purchase property management or maintenance equipment or supplies |
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| Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others |
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| negotiate business contracts |
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| resolve customer or public complaints |
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| Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates |
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| assign work to staff or employees |
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| evaluate performance of employees or contract personnel |
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| orient new employees |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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| confer with other departmental heads to coordinate activities |
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| direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff |
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| oversee execution of organizational or program policies |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use conflict resolution techniques |
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| use negotiation techniques |
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| use oral or written communication techniques |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| communicate technical information |
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| write business correspondence |
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| Processing Information |
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| investigate customer complaints |
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| measure, weigh, or count products or materials |
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| Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings |
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| maintain safe work environment |
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| monitor facilities or equipment |
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| Performing for or Working Directly with the Public |
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| answer customer or public inquiries |
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| provide customer service |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze operational or management reports or records |
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| analyze organizational operating practices or procedures |
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| Scheduling Work and Activities |
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| arrange delivery schedules |
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| develop maintenance schedules |
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| schedule air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of product |
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| schedule facility or property maintenance |
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| schedule work to meet deadlines |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| prepare reports |
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| write administrative procedures services manual |
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| Developing Objectives and Strategies |
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| develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards |
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| develop safety regulations |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| adhere to safety procedures |
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| ensure compliance with government regulations |
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| examine documents for completeness, accuracy, or conformance to standards |
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| inspect products or systems for regulatory compliance |
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| Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material |
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| inspect property to determine damages |
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| Staffing Organizational Units |
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| evaluate information from employment interviews |
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| hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers |
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| interview job applicants |
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| Selling or Influencing Others |
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| call on customers to solicit new business |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| use weighing or measuring devices in transportation |
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Career Context
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| Time Pressure |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Telephone |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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