| Profession |
Skills Required |
Duties Performed |
| Communications Editor |
- Programming: Writing computer programs for various purposes.
- 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.
- Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
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- Meet frequently with artists, typesetters, layout personnel, marketing directors, and production managers to discuss projects and resolve problems.
- Arrange for copyright permissions.
- Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the publisher.
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| Business Writer |
- Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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- Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.
- Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to determine operating procedure and detail.
- Assist in laying out material for publication.
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| Writing Proofreader |
- Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
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- Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.
- Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.
- Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.
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