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

Interest Area
ConventionalInvolves following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. There's usually a clear line of authority to follow.

Work Values

Skills
Social PerceptivenessBe aware of others' reactions and understand why they react the way they do.
Learning StrategiesUse multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things.
Critical ThinkingUse logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
InstructingTeach others how to do something.
Active ListeningListen to what other people are saying and ask questions as appropriate.
Active LearningWork with new material or information to grasp its implications.
Reading ComprehensionUnderstand written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
SpeakingTalk to others to effectively convey information.

Abilities
Oral ExpressionAble to convey information and ideas through speech in ways that others will understand.
Speech RecognitionIdentify and understand the speech of another person
Problem SensitivityAble to tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong. This doesn't involve solving the problem, just recognizing that there is a problem.
Near VisionAble to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech ClarityAble to speak clearly so listeners understand.
Written ExpressionAble to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Oral ComprehensionAble to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.