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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Dentists, General. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Making Decisions and Solving Problems91
2.Assisting and Caring for Others89
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge89
4.Getting Information87
5.Documenting/Recording Information86
6.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public81
7.Thinking Creatively78
8.Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates76
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work76
10.Training and Teaching Others75
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
91
88
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
89
82
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
89
88
Keep up with price changes in a small retail storeKeep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports carsLearn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
87
73
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
86
67
Record the weights of trucks that use the highwaysDocument the results of a crime scene investigationMaintain information about the use of orbiting satellites for private industry communications
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
81
77
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
78
75
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
76
67
Work occasionally as a backup supervisorSupervise a small number of subordinates in a well-paid industryManage a severely downsized unit
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
76
77
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
75
70
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school