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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge96
2.Getting Information94
3.Assisting and Caring for Others93
4.Training and Teaching Others91
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates91
6.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships88
7.Interacting With Computers87
8.Coaching and Developing Others86
9.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work85
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events85
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed
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Job Activity Scores

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
96
84
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.
94
78
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
93
81
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
91
87
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
91
79
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
88
80
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
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
87
54
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
Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
86
81
Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipmentProvide on-the-job training for clerical workersCoach a college athletic team
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
85
83
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
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
85
78
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug