73% | Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
64% | Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
53% | Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
50% | Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
50% | Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
Skills
81% | Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
69% | Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
65% | Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
62% | Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
62% | Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
60% | Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
60% | Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56% | Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56% | Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56% | Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53% | Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
53% | Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
50% | Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50% | Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
50% | Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
Abilities
72% | Auditory Attention - The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
69% | Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes compa |
62% | Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
62% | Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
60% | Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
60% | Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
60% | Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance. |
56% | Flexibility of Closure - The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56% | Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
56% | Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
56% | Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53% | Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53% | Hearing Sensitivity - The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
53% | Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53% | Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
53% | Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53% | Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
50% | Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50% | Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50% | Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50% | Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50% | Response Orientation - The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
50% | Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
50% | Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50% | Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
Work Activities
71% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
69% | Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
69% | Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
68% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
66% | Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
62% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
61% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
57% | Interacting With Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
56% | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
55% | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
51% | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment - Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft. |