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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Thinking Creatively94
2.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge91
3.Analyzing Data or Information89
4.Getting Information88
5.Interacting With Computers84
6.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others82
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events82
8.Training and Teaching Others81
9.Processing Information80
10.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work78
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
94
86
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
91
85
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
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
89
83
Determine the location of a lost orderDetermine the interest cost to finance a new buildingAnalyze the cost of medical care services for all hospitals in the country
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
88
85
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
84
60
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
82
79
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
82
81
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
81
77
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
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
80
82
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
78
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