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

Interest Area
RealisticInvolves working on practical, hands-on problems and solutions, often with real-world materials, tools, and machinery.

Work Values
Moral ValuesNever pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
IndependenceWork alone.
SecurityHave steady employment.

Skills
MonitoringAssess how well someone is doing when learning or doing something.
Time ManagementManage one's own time and the time of others.
Equipment MaintenancePerform routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

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.
Arm-Hand SteadinessAble to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position.