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Healthcare Social Workers

Work Context

%	Subject	Description
100.00	Telephone	How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
99.20	Face-to-Face Discussions	How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
98.60	Electronic Mail	How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
96.20	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?
96.20	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
94.60	Work With Work Group or Team	How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
86.00	Freedom to Make Decisions	How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
84.40	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?
80.80	Deal With External Customers	How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
80.00	Letters and Memos	How often does the job require written letters and memos?
80.00	Exposed to Disease or Infections	How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
80.00	Time Pressure	How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
78.60	Frequency of Conflict Situations	How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
78.40	Physical Proximity	To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
77.80	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?
77.80	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?
77.80	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?
74.80	Coordinate or Lead Others	How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
74.00	Spend Time Sitting	How much does this job require sitting?
66.20	In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment	How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
64.40	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety	How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
59.20	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?
57.80	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate	How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
57.00	Level of Competition	To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
54.80	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results	How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
54.00	Consequence of Error	How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
52.40	Spend Time Walking and Running	How much does this job require walking and running?
51.20	Deal With Physically Aggressive People	How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
50.40	Spend Time Standing	How much does this job require standing?
49.60	Public Speaking	How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job?

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