diff --git a/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
index 50c2c32..9a9aee2 100644
--- a/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.heartbeat.HeartbeatData;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.job.TaskAttemptDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.JobProfile;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.JobletProfile;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.work.FutureValue;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.work.WorkQueue;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.application.NCApplicationContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.io.IOManager;
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.partitions.PartitionManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.runtime.RootHyracksContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.work.AbortTasksWork;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.work.BuildJobProfilesWork;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.work.CleanupJobWork;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.work.CreateApplicationWork;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.work.DestroyApplicationWork;
@@ -324,24 +325,10 @@
         @Override
         public void run() {
             try {
-                List<JobProfile> profiles;
-                synchronized (NodeControllerService.this) {
-                    profiles = new ArrayList<JobProfile>();
-                    for (Joblet ji : jobletMap.values()) {
-                        profiles.add(new JobProfile(ji.getJobId()));
-                    }
-                }
-                for (JobProfile jProfile : profiles) {
-                    Joblet ji;
-                    JobletProfile jobletProfile = new JobletProfile(id);
-                    synchronized (NodeControllerService.this) {
-                        ji = jobletMap.get(jProfile.getJobId());
-                    }
-                    if (ji != null) {
-                        ji.dumpProfile(jobletProfile);
-                        jProfile.getJobletProfiles().put(id, jobletProfile);
-                    }
-                }
+                FutureValue fv = new FutureValue();
+                BuildJobProfilesWork bjpw = new BuildJobProfilesWork(NodeControllerService.this, fv);
+                queue.scheduleAndSync(bjpw);
+                List<JobProfile> profiles = (List<JobProfile>) fv.get();
                 if (!profiles.isEmpty()) {
                     cc.reportProfile(id, profiles);
                 }
diff --git a/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/work/BuildJobProfilesWork.java b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/work/BuildJobProfilesWork.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aee348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/work/BuildJobProfilesWork.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.work;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.JobProfile;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.job.profiling.om.JobletProfile;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.work.FutureValue;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.work.SynchronizableWork;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.Joblet;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.nc.NodeControllerService;
+
+public class BuildJobProfilesWork extends SynchronizableWork {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(BuildJobProfilesWork.class.getName());
+
+    private final NodeControllerService ncs;
+
+    private final FutureValue fv;
+
+    public BuildJobProfilesWork(NodeControllerService ncs, FutureValue fv) {
+        this.ncs = ncs;
+        this.fv = fv;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void doRun() throws Exception {
+        List<JobProfile> profiles = new ArrayList<JobProfile>();
+        Map<JobId, Joblet> jobletMap = ncs.getJobletMap();
+        for (Joblet ji : jobletMap.values()) {
+            profiles.add(new JobProfile(ji.getJobId()));
+        }
+        for (JobProfile jProfile : profiles) {
+            Joblet ji;
+            JobletProfile jobletProfile = new JobletProfile(ncs.getId());
+            ji = jobletMap.get(jProfile.getJobId());
+            if (ji != null) {
+                ji.dumpProfile(jobletProfile);
+                jProfile.getJobletProfiles().put(ncs.getId(), jobletProfile);
+            }
+        }
+        fv.setValue(profiles);
+    }
+}
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