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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.4 - processing information S2.4.1 - gathering information from physical or electronic sources Use dictionaries
Description
Use glossaries and dictionaries to search for the meaning, the spelling, and synonyms of words.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 4 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- TranslatorTranslators transcribe written documents from one or more languages to another, ensuring that the message and nuances therein remain in the translated material. They translate mate…
- TypistTypists operate computers to type and revise documents and compile material to be typed, such as correspondence, reports, statistical tables, forms, and audios. They read instructi…
- ScopistScopists edit the transcripts created by court reporters to make them readable professional legal documents. They listen or read to the reports given to them to apply punctuation, …
- Copy editorCopy editors ascertain that a text is agreeable to read. They ensure that a text adheres to the conventions of grammar and spelling. Copy editors read and revise materials…
Optional for
- Language engineerA Language Engineer focuses on the development and enhancement of natural language processing (NLP) systems. These professionals work on technologies that enable computers to under…
- LexicographerA lexicographer is a linguistic professional who specializes in compiling, editing, and defining words and phrases for dictionaries and other reference materials. Lexicographers pl…
- Court reporterCourt reporters type in word processors or any other software each one of the words mentioned in the courtroom. They transcript the hearings that take place in court to…
- LocaliserLocalisers translate and adapt texts to the language and culture of a specific target audience. They convert standard translation into locally understandable texts with flairs of t…
Related skills
- Apply grammar and spelling rules
- Grammar
- Spelling
- Provide written content
- Use word processing software
- Consult information sources
- Observe confidentiality
- Translate language concepts
- Linguistics
- Liaise with typists
- Use stenotype machines
- Follow work schedule
Last updated on February 19, 2026
