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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Psychiatrists. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Getting Information92
2.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships89
3.Making Decisions and Solving Problems88
4.Assisting and Caring for Others87
5.Documenting/Recording Information85
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates81
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge81
8.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others79
9.Analyzing Data or Information74
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events74
* Importance out of 100

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Job Activity Scores

Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
92
76
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
89
81
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
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
88
80
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
87
79
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
85
64
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
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
81
69
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
81
79
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.
79
72
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
74
72
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
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
74
69
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug