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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Veterinarians. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Making Decisions and Solving Problems90
Getting Information90
3.Documenting/Recording Information83
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge83
5.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public81
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates79
Analyzing Data or Information79
8.Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others78
9.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization73
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events73
* Importance out of 100

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

Job Activity Scores

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
90
81
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.
90
73
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.
83
75
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
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
83
84
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
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.
81
75
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
79
69
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
79
70
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
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
78
64
Interpret a blood pressure readingInterpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exportsInterpret a complex experiment in physics for general audiences
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
73
72
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
73
74
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug