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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $50,180.00
Average: $35,870.00
Hourly
Average: $17.24

What they do:

Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.

On the job, you would:

  • Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
  • Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
  • Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

91% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
88% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
82% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
80% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
75% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
74% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
73% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
68% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
68% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
65% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
56% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
56% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
54% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
52% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
61% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

67% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
67% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
63% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
63% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
60% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
60% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
56% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
56% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
53% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Job Details

Responsibilities
Inventory medical supplies or equipment.
Control prescription refills or authorizations.
Inventory medical supplies or equipment.
Perform clerical work in medical settings.
Perform clerical work in medical settings.
Stock medical or patient care supplies.
Maintain medical records.
Perform clerical work in medical settings.
Clean medical equipment.
Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
Inventory medical supplies or equipment.
Explain technical medical information to patients.
Process medical billing information.
Operate medical equipment.
Transport biological or other medical materials.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

98% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
98% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
97% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
96% 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?
92% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
88% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
87% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
84% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
82% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
78% Exposed to Disease or Infections  -  How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
74% 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?
73% 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?
70% 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?
70% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
69% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
68% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
67% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
67% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
66% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
63% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
62% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
62% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
61% 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?
56% Frequency of Conflict Situations  -  How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
54% 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?
53% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

88% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
85% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
84% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
79% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
77% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
76% Assisting and Caring for Others  -  Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
76% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
76% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
74% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
72% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
71% 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.
70% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
67% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
66% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
64% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
64% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
63% Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates  -  Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
62% Selling or Influencing Others  -  Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
60% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
59% 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.
59% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
58% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
58% Communicating with People Outside the 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.
57% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
56% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
55% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Getting Started

Education:
61%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
18%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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