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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Developing and Building Teams86
2.Making Decisions and Solving Problems85
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates84
4.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others83
5.Performing Administrative Activities81
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public81
7.Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others80
Getting Information80
9.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships79
Documenting/Recording Information79
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
86
66
Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignmentLead an assembly team in an automobile plantLead a large team to design and build a new aircraft
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
85
76
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
84
70
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
83
78
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Performing Administrative Activities
Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
81
65
Complete routine paperwork on standard formsComplete tax forms required of self-employed peopleServe as the benefits director for a large computer sales organization
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
76
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
80
77
Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too longGet two subordinates to agree about vacation schedulesNegotiate a major labor-management contract
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
80
69
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
79
73
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
79
59
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