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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates80
2.Interacting With Computers77
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work77
Getting Information77
5.Documenting/Recording Information75
Processing Information75
7.Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge71
Analyzing Data or Information71
9.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization70
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment70
* Importance out of 100

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

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.
80
71
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
77
45
Enter employee information into a computer databaseWrite software for keeping track of parts in inventorySet up a new computer system for a large multinational company
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
77
79
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
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77
67
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.
75
62
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
Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
75
83
Tabulate the costs of parcel deliveriesCalculate the adjustments for insurance claimsCompile data for a complex scientific report
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
71
75
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
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
71
62
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
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.
70
73
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
70
46
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind