Lawyers
Tasks Include:
- Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
- Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
- Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
- Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
- Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
- Represent clients in court or before government agencies.
- Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
- Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges, and question witnesses during the course of a trial.
- Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +0.1%
National: +9.6%
Education
First Professional Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$135,740.00
State
$141,430.00
Regional
Lawyers
Description
Career Cluster: | Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security |
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 67.83%
- Doctoral Degree = 30.90%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 1.28%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 50.83%
- None = 15.38%
- Over 10 years = 11.82%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.83%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 5.43%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.80%
- Up to and including 1 month = 3%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.32%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.59%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 27.15%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 25.93%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 24.19%
- Up to and including 1 month = 8.81%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.10%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.79%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.33%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.70%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 29.93%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 26.98%
- None or short demonstration = 11.93%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 11.41%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.01%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 5.29%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.51%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.93%
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Lawyers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
- Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
- Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
- Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
- Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
- Represent clients in court or before government agencies.
- Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
- Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges, and question witnesses during the course of a trial.
- Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation.
- Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.
- Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
- Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
- Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings.
- Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.
- Supervise legal assistants.
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
- Prepare, draft, and review legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals.
- Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates.
- Help develop federal and state programs, draft and interpret laws and legislation, and establish enforcement procedures.
- Work in environmental law, representing public interest groups, waste disposal companies, or construction firms in their dealings with state and federal agencies.
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Lawyers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Compact disk players or recorders (Compact disk CD recorders)
- Scanners (Computer data input scanners)
- Desktop computers
- Photocopiers (Digital photocopiers)
- Digital video disk players or recorders (Digital video disk DVD recorders)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Liquid crystal display projector (Liquid crystal display LCD projectors)
- Optical character recognition systems (Optical character readers)
- Overhead projectors
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
- Flash memory storage devices (Universal serial bus USB flash drives)
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- BQE Software BillQuick
- ESI Software ESILAW
- Genlex CaseAce
- LexisNexis Lexis Back Office
- SMEsource BillingOrchard
- Software Technology Tabs3
- TimePro Legal Software TimePro
- TimeSolv Legal
- Analytical or scientific software
- Convex FactLogic
- Direct Hit Systems THREADS
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Compugov DocketView
- CompuLaw Vision
- Levare Center Court
- Content workflow software
- I-many Contract Management
- Data base user interface and query software
- Abacus Data Systems AbacusLaw
- ADC Legal Systems Perfect Practice
- ADERANT Expert Matter Center
- Advanced Technologies Class Act
- AdvantageLaw WinVantage
- Argosy Legal Systems Power Closer
- Bridgeway eCounsel
- Canyon Solutions Jcats software
- Chesapeake Interlink Needles
- Client Profiles Case Management
- CobbleStone Systems software
- Computer Sciences Corporation Legal Solutions Suite
- Corporate Legal Solutions Case&Point software
- Corporatek EnAct Platinum
- Creative Data Solutions DuProcess
- CrimeCog Technologies E*Justice
- Crocodile Consulting Traffic Control
- CyberDyne Industries CaseWizard
- De Novo Systems De Novo CaseMgr
- Diarymaster
- DPS Software General Litigation
- Eclipse Legal Systems Proclaim
- Economic Analysis Group CaseTrack
- eLawSoftware
- Gavel & Gown Software Amicus Attorney software
- HiPerSoft Practice Information Powertool
- Juris
- Justice Systems FullCourt Enterprise
- Lawex TrialWorks software
- LawLogix Edge
- Legal Files Software
- LegalEdge Law Firm Suite
- LexisNexis CaseMap
- LexisNexis Lexis Front Office
- LT Online Corporation LAWTRAC
- Lucid IQ CMP
- Microsoft Access
- New Dawn Technologies JustWare software
- Nolo Quicken Legal Business Pro
- Orion Law Management Systems Orion
- PerfectLaw All-in-One Suite
- Saga Practice Manager
- Selectica Contract Performance Management
- Software Technology PracticeMaster software
- Solution Specialties TRACKER
- SUSTAIN Justice Edition
- Synaptec LawBase Case Management
- Synergy International Systems Synergy CaseTrack
- Thomson Elite ProLaw
- Thomson Elite ProLaw READY
- TopDogLegal
- Two Step Software CorporateFocus software
- Upside Software UpsideContract
- Woll2Woll InfoPower Studio
- WorthMORE Software CaseWORTH
- Document management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software
- Anacomp CaseLogistix
- Best Case Solutions Best Case Bankruptcy
- Captaris Alchemy
- Catalyst Repository Systems CatalystCR
- CT hCue
- CT Summation iBlaze
- DATAssimilate Systems DATAssimilator
- FTI Ringtail Legal
- IBM Federated Records Management
- Immigrant Software Immigrant Professional
- Interwoven RecordsManager
- Iron Mountain Accutrac
- LexisNexis HotDocs
- Mumboe software
- NetDocuments
- Nuance PaperPort Professional
- OpenText eDOCS software
- ProDoc
- Technovation Software ImmigrationPro
- Thomson West Cowles Estate Practice System
- WealthCounsel WealthDocs
- World Software Corporation WORLDOX
- Electronic mail software
- Catalyst Repository Systems CatalystDR
- Catalyst Repository Systems CatalystXE
- Microsoft Outlook
- Novell GroupWise
- Information retrieval or search software
- Fastcase
- LexisNexis Shepard's Citations Service
- LexisNexis software
- Thomson West WestlawPRO
- Wolters Kluwer Loislaw
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- IDEA TrialPro
- inData TrialDirector
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Verdict Systems Sanction
- Visionary Legal Technologies Visionary Professional
- Project management software
- CIBER CIBERLaw
- Constellation Justice Systems DAMION software
- Customer Expressions i-Sight software
- Practice Manager Group Practice Manager
- Practice Technology Prevail
- SoftTec CMS
- Virtual Case Management VCM software
- WebEx WebOffice
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Time accounting software
- Equative TimeLedger
- Sage Timeslips
- Word processing software
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Microsoft Word
- ProCAT Denoto
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Lawyers
Special Requirements
- Unless otherwise directed by the Board, in each year bar examinations will be held on two successive days in either the City of Richmond or Norfolk beginning on the Tuesday immediately preceding the last Wednesday in February at 9:00 a.m., and in the City of Roanoke beginning on the Tuesday immediately preceding the last Wednesday in July at 9:00 a.m.
- Each examination will consist of two parts, with each part having a morning and an afternoon session. The first part, given on Tuesday, is the Essay part which is prepared and graded under the supervision of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners. This part will test the applicant's knowledge of:
Agency
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Partnerships
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Conflict of Laws
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Personal Property
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Constitutional Law
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Professional Responsibility
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Contracts
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Real Property
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Corporations
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Sales
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Creditor's Rights
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Suretyship
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Criminal Law and Procedure
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Taxation
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Domestic Relations
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Torts
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Equity
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Trusts
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Evidence
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Uniform Commercial Code
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Federal Practice and Procedure
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Virginia Pleading, Practice,
and Procedure in law and equity (including appellate practice) |
Local Government Law
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Wills and Estate Administration
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- The second part, given on Wednesday, is the Multistate Bar Examination, compiled and graded under the supervision of the National Conference of Bar Examiners Office of Testing. The second part will test the applicant's knowledge of:
Constitutional Law
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Criminal Law
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Real Property
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Contracts
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Evidence
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Torts
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- All applicants must concurrently take the Essay part and the Multistate part of an examination at the same exam administration in Virginia. The scores of both parts will be weighted and combined to determine if the applicant has achieved an overall passing score as set by the Board. Such weighting shall be made by a credit of 60% being given the score made on the Essay part and a credit of 40% being given the Scale Score made on the Multistate part. Only applicants who achieve such overall passing score will be licensed to practice law in Virginia.
- Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination: before being licensed to practice law in Virginia an applicant must submit evidence to the Board that he or she has, within the calendar year he or she passes the Virginia Bar Examination or within the two calendar years immediately preceding or following such year, achieved a scale score of 85 or better on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination ("MPRE") administered by the designee of the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The applicant is responsible to file a timely application for the MPRE directly with the designee of the National Conference of Bar Examiners that administers the MPRE and to see that the applicant's score on the MPRE is certified by the MPRE administrator directly to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners. The MPRE is administered in March, August and November of each year at various locations across the country.
- No person shall be licensed to practice law in Virginia by the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners unless such person first produces evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is a person of honest demeanor and good moral character and possesses the requisite fitness to perform the obligations and responsibilities of a practicing attorney. The applicant has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he or she possesses these qualifications. If an applicant fails to answer any question on the Character and Fitness Questionnaire or which is otherwise propounded by the Board, or to supply any requested documentary material, the Board may find that the applicant has not met the burden of proving his or her good moral character.
- The primary purposes of character and fitness screening before admission to the Virginia Bar are to assure the protection of the public and safeguard the system of justice. An attorney should be one whose record of conduct justifies the trust of clients, adversaries, courts, and others with respect to the professional duties owed to them. A record manifesting a significant deficiency in the honesty, trustworthiness, diligence, or reliability of an applicant may constitute a basis for denial of admission. The revelation or discovery of any of the following may be treated as cause for further inquiry before the Board decides whether the applicant possesses the character and fitness to practice law:
- commission or conviction of a crime;
- violation of the honor code of the applicant's college or university, law school, or other academic misconduct;
- making of false statements or omissions, including failing to provide complete and accurate information concerning the applicant's past;
- misconduct in employment;
- other than an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed services;
- acts involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;
- abuse of legal process;
- neglect of financial responsibilities;
- neglect of professional obligations;
- violation of an order of a court;
- denial of admission to the bar in another jurisdiction on character and fitness grounds;
- disciplinary action by a lawyer disciplinary agency or other professional disciplinary agency of any jurisdiction, including pending, unresolved disciplinary complaints against the applicant;
- commission of an act constituting the unauthorized practice of law, or unresolved complaints involving allegations of the unauthorized practice of law;
- any other conduct which reflects adversely upon the character or fitness of an applicant.
- The Board shall determine whether the present character and fitness of an applicant qualify the applicant for admission to the practice of law. In making this determination, the following factors will be considered in assigning weight and significance to the applicant's prior conduct:
- age of the applicant at the time of the conduct;
- recency of the conduct;
- reliability of the information concerning the conduct;
- seriousness of the conduct;
- factors underlying the conduct;
- cumulative effect of the conduct or information;
- evidence of rehabilitation;
- positive social contributions of the applicant since the conduct;
- candor of the applicant in the admissions process; and
- materiality of any omissions or misrepresentations.
- The Board's obligation to the public requires the Board to address recent mental health and chemical or psychological dependency matters, which may affect, or if untreated could affect, an applicant's ability to perform any of the obligations and responsibilities of a practicing lawyer in a competent and professional manner. Accordingly, the Board will inquire concerning (i) mental or emotional instability and (ii) existing and untreated drug or alcohol dependency. The mere fact of treatment for mental health problems or chemical or psychological dependency is not, in itself, a basis on which an applicant is ordinarily denied admission in Virginia, and the Board of Bar Examiners regularly licenses individuals who have demonstrated personal responsibility and maturity in dealing with mental health and chemical or psychological dependency issues. The Board encourages applicants who may benefit from treatment or counseling to seek it. A license may be denied or deferred when an applicant's ability to function is impaired in a manner relevant to the practice of law at the time the licensing decision is made, or when an applicant demonstrates a lack of candor by his or her responses.
- Each applicant must file with the Board a completed Character and Fitness Questionnaire and pay the required character investigation fee. Any applicant who believes he or she may have a character or fitness problem should file early so that such potential problem may be resolved as soon as practicable. The investigation fee shall be set out from time to time by the Board. The current fee schedule is available from the Office of the Secretary of the Board.
Required Fees:
Virginia Bar Exam: $275
For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Board Of Bar Examiners
Suite 225, Shokoe Center
11 South 12Th St.
Richmond, VA 23219-4009
Phone: 804.786.7490
Phone: 800.745.3926
http://www.vbbe.state.va.us/
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Additional Resources
Information on law schools and a career in law may be obtained from:
American Bar Association
750 North Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60611
http://www.abanet.org
Information on the LSAT, the Law School Data Assembly Service, the law school application process, and the financial aid available for law students may be obtained from:
Law School Admission Council
P.O. Box 40
Newtown, PA 18940
http://www.lsac.org
Information on obtaining a job as a lawyer with the Federal Government is available from the Office of Personnel Management through a telephone-based system. Consult your telephone directory under U.S. Government for a local number or call (912) 757-3000; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339 The first number is not tollfree and charges may result. Information also is available from the Internet site:
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs1900/1980b.htm
The requirements for admission to the bar in a particular State or other jurisdiction also may be obtained at the State capital from the clerk of the Supreme Court or the administrator of the State Board of Bar Examiners.
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Lawyers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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93.00 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
87.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
72.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
58.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
56.75 | Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
52.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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90.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
90.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
84.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
81.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
78.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
78.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
75.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
72.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
72.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
68.75 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
65.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
62.50 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
59.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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97.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
87.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
87.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
81.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
78.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
68.75 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
65.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
62.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
62.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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93.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
93.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
92.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
87.25 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
86.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
85.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
84.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
83.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
80.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
80.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
80.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
78.75 | Communicating with People Outside the 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. |
77.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
72.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
71.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
70.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
61.25 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
60.50 | 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. |
58.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
58.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
58.25 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
57.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
52.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
52.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
52.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
90.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
89.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
89.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
86.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
84.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
83.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
83.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
83.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
81.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
79.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
79.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
71.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
69.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
68.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
58.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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88.83 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
83.33 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
83.33 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
83.33 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
50.00 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
100.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
99.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
98.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
95.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
95.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
94.40 | 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? |
93.60 | 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? |
91.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
91.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
91.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
90.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
84.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
84.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
83.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
82.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
82.00 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
81.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
81.40 | 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? |
78.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
72.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
71.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
64.80 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
63.80 | 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? |
52.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
51.00 | 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? |
50.60 | 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? |
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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $66,470.00 | $135,740.00 | $208,980.00 |
Virginia | $72,440.00 | $141,430.00 | $187,280.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $117,589.33 | $176,539.24 | $212,890.72 |
Bay Consortium | $79,776.78 | $146,866.99 | $201,870.84 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $63,389.22 | $104,740.77 | $172,037.63 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $59,552.20 | $103,499.84 | $185,060.65 |
Crater Area | $70,959.42 | $124,218.71 | $174,746.90 |
Greater Peninsula | $55,655.99 | $102,296.29 | $151,565.91 |
Hampton Roads | $63,785.91 | $113,237.25 | $171,012.69 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $49,563.49 | $91,170.49 | $153,305.29 |
Northern Virginia | $103,452.07 | $172,158.08 | $233,681.24 |
Piedmont Workforce | $79,104.91 | $138,017.44 | $202,225.99 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $50,613.35 | $80,522.37 | $130,890.65 |
Southwestern Virginia | $51,923.86 | $83,004.23 | $133,503.36 |
West Piedmont | $58,458.73 | $87,456.01 | $146,212.77 |
Western Virginia | $74,729.98 | $127,192.78 | $198,845.88 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 833,100 | 913,300 | +9.6% |
Virginia | 20,547 | 20,558 | +0.1% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 3,834 | 4,155 | +8.4% |
Bay Consortium | 495 | 478 | -3.4% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 4,118 | 4,010 | -2.6% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 260 | 253 | -2.7% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 689 | 658 | -4.5% |
Hampton Roads | 2,071 | 2,037 | -1.6% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 347 | 347 | +0.0% |
Northern Virginia | 5,983 | 6,306 | +5.4% |
Piedmont Workforce | 685 | 671 | -2.0% |
Shenandoah Valley | 526 | 539 | +2.5% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | 230 | 207 | -10.0% |
West Piedmont | 131 | 130 | -0.8% |
Western Virginia | 402 | 391 | -2.7% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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