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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Police Identification and Records Officers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information91
2.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events90
3.Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards87
4.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates84
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems82
6.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public79
7.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge77
8.Documenting/Recording Information76
Processing Information76
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings76
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
91
79
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
90
82
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
87
80
Review forms for completenessEvaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy termsMake a ruling in court on a complicated motion
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
64
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
82
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
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.
79
69
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
77
77
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
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
76
60
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
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
76
76
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
76
76
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care