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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Work Context


% Subject Description
100.00 Telephone How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
100.00 Electronic Mail How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
94.00 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?
93.80 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?
91.40 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?
91.20 Face-to-Face Discussions How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
87.20 Importance of Being Exact or Accurate How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
85.40 Freedom to Make Decisions How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
85.20 Work With Work Group or Team How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
80.80 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?
78.60 Time Pressure How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
76.20 Deal With External Customers How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
75.60 Coordinate or Lead Others How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
75.00 Indoors, Environmentally Controlled How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
75.00 Level of Competition To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
73.20 Letters and Memos How often does the job require written letters and memos?
72.80 In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
70.80 Frequency of Conflict Situations How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
70.40 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?
66.80 Spend Time Sitting How much does this job require sitting?
58.20 Responsibility for Outcomes and Results How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
57.60 Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
56.60 Physical Proximity To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
56.00 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?
55.80 Exposed to Contaminants How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
54.40 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?
54.20 Spend Time Standing How much does this job require standing?
53.80 Responsible for Others' Health and Safety How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
50.00 Consequence of Error How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?



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