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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Developing Objectives and Strategies85
2.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships83
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work83
4.Training and Teaching Others82
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems81
6.Getting Information77
7.Documenting/Recording Information76
8.Thinking Creatively75
9.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates74
10.Assisting and Caring for Others72
* Importance out of 100

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  Level of proficiency needed
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Job Activity Scores

Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
85
64
Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforceDevelop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year periodDevelop a 10-year business plan for an organization
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
83
73
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
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
83
76
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
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
82
66
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
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
81
70
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77
61
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
76
56
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
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
75
66
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
74
58
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
72
55
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room