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Research has shown that people who choose occupations that support their values are generally more satisfied with their jobs.
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Understanding what you value about a job is important in exploring various occupations and planning for your future.
As you consider the importance of various work-related values (see the list below), ask your parents, school counselor, or other people you know in the working world about their work values.
Your work values may change during different stages in your life. A change in life circumstances can lead to a shift in the importance of different values.
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| Challenge |
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Learning new skills or information, self-development |
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| Creativity |
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Doing things in a new way, inventing things, or developing different approaches or methods |
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| Income |
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Making a high salary |
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| Prestige |
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Doing work that is seen as important and for which people admire and respect you |
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| Variety |
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Doing many different activities, not doing the same things all the time |
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| Working in a Group |
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Working with others, being cooperative, getting to know coworkers |
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| Helping Others |
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Doing things for others, building a better world |
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| Security |
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Having stable employment, steady income, not worrying about being laid off |
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| Physical Activity |
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Doing work that requires physical activity, such as walking, lifting, and carrying or moving heavy objects |
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| Making or Fixing Things |
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Using your hands and/or tools to make or fix objects that you can see and touch |
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| Public Contact |
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Providing information to the public, talking to people outside your organization |
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| Independence |
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Being able to determine the nature of work without significant direction or instructions from others, deciding how and when to do your work |
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Information clerks answer telephones, route calls, greet visitors, respond to inquiries from the public, and provide information about the organization.
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