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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Teacher Assistants. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.

Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates71
2.Getting Information68
3.Assisting and Caring for Others66
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships66
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems59
6.Thinking Creatively58
7.Training and Teaching Others57
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work57
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings57
10.Coaching and Developing Others56
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
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  Level of proficiency needed
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Job Activity Scores

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
71
56
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
68
51
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
66
53
Help a coworker complete an assignmentAssist a stranded traveler in finding lodgingCare for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
66
62
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.
59
50
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
58
53
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
57
47
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
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
57
55
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
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
57
52
Check to see if baking bread is doneTest electrical circuitsCheck the status of a patient in critical medical care
Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
56
47
Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipmentProvide on-the-job training for clerical workersCoach a college athletic team