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"Optometrist"
Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

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

Skills Needed for: "Optometrist"

1) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


2) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


3) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


4) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


5) Science -- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.


6) Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.


7) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


8) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.


9) Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.


10) Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.


11) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.


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12) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


13) Persuasion -- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.


14) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.


15) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


16) Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.


17) Management of Personnel Resources -- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.


18) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


19) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.


20) Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.


21) Troubleshooting -- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.


22) Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.


23) Negotiation -- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.


24) Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.


25) Operation Monitoring -- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.


26) Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.


Job Description for "Optometrist" continued here...

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


"Optometrist"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  I-R-S        SOC:  29-1041.00


 

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