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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information97
2.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others96
3.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work92
4.Making Decisions and Solving Problems90
Analyzing Data or Information90
6.Provide Consultation and Advice to Others89
7.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships88
8.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People86
9.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates83
Interacting With Computers83
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
97
77
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
96
81
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
92
76
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
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
90
81
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
90
76
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
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
89
94
Work in a position that requires little advising of othersRecommend a new software package to increase operational efficiencyProvide ideas for changing an organization to increase profitability
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
88
74
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
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
86
82
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
83
72
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
83
48
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