Jobs where Developing Objectives and Strategies is a Key Activity

by Noah Smith

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Regional Planning Comission of New Orleans, Louisiana

Developing objectives and strategies, which involves establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them, is an activity that can be grouped under reasoning and decision making. Other activities in this group include

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Thinking Creatively
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Scheduling Work and Activities
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

The occupations where developing objectives and strategies is a major activity are listed below.

Clergy
Clergy conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include assisting and caring for others, communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, making decisions and solving problems, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, performing for or working directly with the public, provide consultation and advice to others, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, scheduling work and activities, selling or influencing others, thinking creatively, training and teaching others and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $43,970 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 12.69%

Chief executives
Chief executives determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include communicating with persons outside organization, communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, coordinating the work and activities of others, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, getting information, guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, making decisions and solving problems, monitoring and controlling resources, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, provide consultation and advice to others, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, selling or influencing others and thinking creatively.
Median Annual Salary: $165,080

Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. They may also report forest fires and weather conditions. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, identifying objects, actions, and events, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, performing for or working directly with the public, performing general physical activities, processing information, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, scheduling work and activities and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $34,910 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 8.42%

Financial examiners
Financial examiners enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. They may also examine, verify, or authenticate records. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include analyzing data or information, coaching and developing others, communicating with persons outside organization, communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, getting information, guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, identifying objects, actions, and events, interacting with computers, interpreting the meaning of information for others, making decisions and solving problems, monitor processes, materials, or surroundings, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, processing information, provide consultation and advice to others, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, scheduling work and activities, thinking creatively, training and teaching others and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $74,940 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 41.16%

Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of public or private elementary or secondary level schools. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include analyzing data or information, coaching and developing others, communicating with persons outside organization, communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, coordinating the work and activities of others, developing and building teams, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, making decisions and solving problems, monitor processes, materials, or surroundings, monitoring and controlling resources, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, performing administrative activities, processing information, provide consultation and advice to others, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, scheduling work and activities, staffing organizational units, training and teaching others and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $86,970 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 8.59%

Urban and regional planners
Urban and regional planners develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include communicating with persons outside organization, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, organizing, planning and and prioritizing work.
Median Annual Salary: $63,040 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 19.02%

Astronomers
Astronomers observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include analyzing data or information, communicating with persons outside organization, documenting and recording information, getting information, identifying objects, actions, and events, interacting with computers, interpreting the meaning of information for others, making decisions and solving problems, processing information, thinking creatively, training and teaching others and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $87,260 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 16.03%

Fashion designers
Fashion designers design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include communicating with persons outside organization, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, identifying objects, actions, and events, judging the qualities of things, services, or people, making decisions and solving problems, monitor processes, materials, or surroundings, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, scheduling work and activities, thinking creatively and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $64,530 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: .81%

Medical and health services managers
Medical and health services managers plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations. Other activitess that are most likely to be carried out by this occupation include analyzing data or information, coaching and developing others, communicating with persons outside organization, communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, coordinating the work and activities of others, developing and building teams, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, getting information, guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, making decisions and solving problems, monitoring and controlling resources, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, provide consultation and advice to others, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, staffing organizational units and updating and using relevant knowledge.
Median Annual Salary: $84,270 Projected 10-Year Employment Growth: 16.01%