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"Electrical Engineer"
Job Description - Part 2 - Typical Daily Activities

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

Job Activities for: "Electrical Engineer"

1) Interacting With Computers -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.


2) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.


3) Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.


4) Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.


5) Analyzing Data or Information -- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.


6) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.


7) Thinking Creatively -- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.


8) Documenting/Recording Information -- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.


9) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.


10) 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.


11) Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.


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12) 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.


13) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People -- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.


14) Scheduling Work and Activities -- Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.


15) Communicating with Persons Outside 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.


16) Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others -- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.


17) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.


18) Processing Information -- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.


19) Developing Objectives and Strategies -- Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.


Job Description for "Electrical Engineer" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Electrical Engineer"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  R-I-C        SOC:  17-2071.00


 

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