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Customs and Border Protection Officers

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% Subject Description
100.00 Electronic Mail How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
96.60 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?
96.00 Deal With External Customers How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
94.60 Indoors, Environmentally Controlled How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
94.00 Telephone How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
92.80 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?
92.60 Face-to-Face Discussions How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
91.60 Work With Work Group or Team How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
91.00 Importance of Being Exact or Accurate How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
90.80 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?
86.60 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?
86.40 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?
84.40 Consequence of Error How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
84.00 Freedom to Make Decisions How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
83.80 Physical Proximity To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
82.60 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?
82.00 Exposed to Contaminants How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
79.80 Outdoors, Exposed to Weather How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
79.00 Coordinate or Lead Others How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
78.20 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?
77.20 Time Pressure How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
76.40 Frequency of Conflict Situations How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
74.60 Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
73.60 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?
72.80 Letters and Memos How often does the job require written letters and memos?
71.60 Exposed to Hazardous Equipment How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
70.80 Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
70.20 Responsible for Others' Health and Safety How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
70.20 Exposed to Disease or Infections How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
70.20 Level of Competition To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
69.40 Exposed to Radiation How often does this job require exposure to radiation?
68.40 Outdoors, Under Cover How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)?
68.40 Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
67.80 In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
66.20 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?
66.00 Degree of Automation How automated is the 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?
65.00 Spend Time Standing How much does this job require standing?
64.80 Spend Time Sitting How much does this job require sitting?
63.00 Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
61.00 Responsibility for Outcomes and Results How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
59.40 Deal With Physically Aggressive People How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
58.80 Exposed to Hazardous Conditions How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
58.60 Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
51.80 Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
50.60 Spend Time Walking and Running How much does this job require walking and running?



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