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Summary Job Description Education Skills, Abilities and Interests More Information
Skills, Abilities & Interests

Interest Area
SocialInvolves working and communicating with, helping, and teaching people.

Work Values
Moral ValuesNever pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
Social ServiceDo things for other people.
SecurityHave steady employment.

Skills
Social PerceptivenessBe aware of others' reactions and understand why they react the way they do.
Critical ThinkingUse logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
Active ListeningListen to what other people are saying and ask questions as appropriate.
Time ManagementManage one's own time and the time of others.
Active LearningWork with new material or information to grasp its implications.
CoordinationAdjust actions in relation to others' actions.
Reading ComprehensionUnderstand written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
SpeakingTalk to others to effectively convey information.

Abilities
Finger DexterityAble to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Manual DexterityAble to make quick, coordinated movements of one or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Near VisionAble to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer).