Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers
Also called: Administrative Hearings Officer, Administrative Judge, Administrative Law Judge, Hearings Officer,
What they do:
Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements. On the job, you would:
- Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence.
- Monitor and direct the activities of trials and hearings to ensure that they are conducted fairly and that courts administer justice while safeguarding the legal rights of all involved parties.
- Prepare written opinions and decisions.
Safety and Government
Arts and Humanities
Business
Health
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
People and Technology Systems
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Electronic mail software
Presentation software
Data base user interface and query software
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$94,990
$ 46,070
$ 151,470
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What they do:
Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements. On the job, you would:
- Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence.
- Monitor and direct the activities of trials and hearings to ensure that they are conducted fairly and that courts administer justice while safeguarding the legal rights of all involved parties.
- Prepare written opinions and decisions.
KNOWLEDGE
Safety and Government
- law and government
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Health
- medicine and dentistry
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
ABILITIES
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
- Analytical Thinking
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Online databases
EDUCATION
- doctoral degree
- bachelor's degree
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$ 94,990
$ 46,070
$ 151,470