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Interior Designers

Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design which is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

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Parachute skills

  1. Pay attention to details - Data (4.81)
  2. Create, innovate, invent - Data (4.78)
  3. Visualize, including in three dimensions - Data (4.62)
  4. Imagine - Data (4.62)
  5. Design, use artistic abilities, be original - Data (4.62)
  6. Divert, amuse, entertain, perform, act - People (4.62)
  7. Copy - Data (4.62)
  8. Construct - Things (4.56)
  9. Plan - Data (4.56)
  10. Use my brain - Data (4.41)
  11. Listen - People (4.25)
  12. Consult - People (4.22)
  13. Speak - People (4.22)
  14. Communicate well, in person - People (4.00)
  15. Initiate, lead, be a pioneer - People (3.93)
  16. Persuade, sell, recruit - People (3.93)
  17. Coordinate - People (3.93)
  18. Follow through, get things done - People (3.89)
  19. Use acute senses (hearing, smell, taste, sight) - Data (3.75)
  20. Convey warmth and empathy - People (3.70)
  21. Serve, care for, follow instructions faithfully - People (3.70)
  22. Use my intuition - Data (3.62)
  23. Communicate well, in writing - People (3.50)

ONET Skills

ONET Abilities

ONET Work Styles
  1. Active Listening (4.12)
  2. Speaking (3.88)
  3. Reading Comprehension (3.75)
  4. Social Perceptiveness (3.62)
  5. Service Orientation (3.62)
  6. Writing (3.50)
  7. Critical Thinking (3.50)
  8. Coordination (3.50)
  9. Persuasion (3.50)
  1. Oral Comprehension (4.25)
  2. Originality (4.12)
  3. Oral Expression (4.00)
  4. Visualization (3.88)
  5. Written Comprehension (3.75)
  6. Fluency of Ideas (3.75)
  7. Near Vision (3.75)
  8. Speech Clarity (3.75)
  9. Written Expression (3.50)
  10. Problem Sensitivity (3.50)
  11. Deductive Reasoning (3.50)
  12. Visual Color Discrimination (3.50)
  13. Speech Recognition (3.50)
  1. Attention to Detail (4.81)
  2. Innovation (4.78)
  3. Integrity (4.67)
  4. Dependability (4.59)
  5. Adaptability/Flexibility (4.56)
  6. Initiative (4.41)
  7. Stress Tolerance (4.41)
  8. Analytical Thinking (4.41)
  9. Cooperation (4.30)
  10. Self Control (4.19)
  11. Achievement/Effort (4.11)
  12. Leadership (3.93)
  13. Persistence (3.89)
  14. Independence (3.85)
  15. Concern for Others (3.70)
  16. Social Orientation (3.59)

Work Activities

Detailed Work Activities
  1. Getting Information (4.70)
  2. Thinking Creatively (4.62)
  3. Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment (4.56)
  4. Communicating with Persons Outside Organization (4.22)
  5. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (4.19)
  6. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (4.15)
  7. Making Decisions and Solving Problems (4.12)
  8. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (4.07)
  9. Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information (4.00)
  10. Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (3.93)
  11. Selling or Influencing Others (3.93)
  12. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (3.85)
  13. Interacting With Computers (3.85)
  14. Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (3.81)
  15. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (3.81)
  16. Developing and Building Teams (3.74)
  17. Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People (3.67)
  18. Scheduling Work and Activities (3.63)
  19. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (3.63)
  20. Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (3.63)
  1. Use Creativity To Art Or Design Work (4.62)
  2. Design Office Layout (4.62)
  3. Create Art From Ideas (4.62)
  4. Sketch Or Draw Subjects Or Items (4.62)
  5. Decorate Using Hand Or Power Tools (4.62)
  6. Use Creativity In Designing Interior Spaces (4.62)
  7. Draw Prototypes, Plans, Or Maps To Scale (4.56)
  8. Make Presentations (4.22)
  9. Confer With Client Or Staff Regarding Theme (4.22)
  10. Organize Commercial Artistic Or Design Projects (4.15)
  11. Determine Customer Needs (4.12)
  12. Estimate Costs Of Design Materials Or Construction (4.00)
  13. Prepare Cost Estimates (4.00)
  14. Estimate Materials Or Labor Requirements (4.00)
  15. Distinguish Colors (3.85)
  16. Identify Color Or Balance (3.85)
  17. Use Computer Aided Drafting Or Design Software For Design, Drafting, Modeling, Or Other Engineering Tasks (3.85)