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Private Detectives and Investigators

Work Context

%	Subject	Description
98.60	Telephone	How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
96.00	Electronic Mail	How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
94.80	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate	How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
92.20	Freedom to Make Decisions	How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
87.80	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?
86.60	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?
86.40	Time Pressure	How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
84.00	Spend Time Sitting	How much does this job require sitting?
83.80	Deal With External Customers	How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
83.20	Face-to-Face Discussions	How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
82.60	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?
79.60	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?
78.00	Letters and Memos	How often does the job require written letters and memos?
77.40	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
68.60	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?
66.20	Work With Work Group or Team	How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
65.00	In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment	How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
63.60	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results	How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
61.80	Coordinate or Lead Others	How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
61.00	Physical Proximity	To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
60.40	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?
57.60	Level of Competition	To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
56.60	Consequence of Error	How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
56.40	Frequency of Conflict Situations	How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
54.80	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions	How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
54.40	Outdoors, Exposed to Weather	How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
53.20	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?

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