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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Physician Assistants. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Assisting and Caring for Others100
2.Making Decisions and Solving Problems89
3.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates86
Documenting/Recording Information86
5.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public84
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships84
Getting Information84
8.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge78
9.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others77
10.Provide Consultation and Advice to Others74
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
100
96
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
89
82
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.
86
77
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
86
78
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.
84
74
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
84
77
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
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
84
65
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
78
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
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
77
61
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
74
65
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