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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge91
2.Getting Information90
3.Training and Teaching Others88
4.Thinking Creatively87
5.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others84
6.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events83
7.Analyzing Data or Information82
8.Processing Information75
9.Coaching and Developing Others73
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates73
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
91
80
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.
90
87
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
88
78
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
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
87
81
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
84
76
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.
83
73
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
82
73
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
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
75
69
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
73
73
Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipmentProvide on-the-job training for clerical workersCoach a college athletic team
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
73
74
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies