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91.60 Importance of Being Exact or Accurate How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
90.80 Face-to-Face Discussions How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
89.20 Telephone How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
89.20 Electronic Mail How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
82.40 Outdoors, Exposed to Weather How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
80.80 Freedom to Make Decisions How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
80.00 Work With Work Group or Team How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
78.40 Contact With Others How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
77.60 Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results How do the decisions an employee makes impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company?
75.00 Letters and Memos How often does the job require written letters and memos?
74.20 Structured versus Unstructured Work To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
73.40 Responsibility for Outcomes and Results How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
72.40 Responsible for Others' Health and Safety How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
70.80 Frequency of Decision Making How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
69.20 Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
68.40 Importance of Repeating Same Tasks How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
66.60 Coordinate or Lead Others How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
65.80 Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
64.20 Spend Time Standing How much does this job require standing?
64.20 Time Pressure How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
61.60 In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
60.80 Very Hot or Cold Temperatures How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
60.80 Indoors, Environmentally Controlled How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
60.00 Physical Proximity To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
57.60 Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
57.60 Degree of Automation How automated is the job?
56.60 Level of Competition To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
55.80 Spend Time Walking and Running How much does this job require walking and running?
55.00 Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
55.00 Deal With External Customers How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
54.20 Consequence of Error How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
53.40 Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
53.40 Spend Time Sitting How much does this job require sitting?



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