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Analyzing Data or Information

Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Coaching and Developing Others

Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Communicating with Coworkers

Sharing or providing information or advice to management, supervisors, co-workers and subordinates on work related topics.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization

Sharing or exchanging information with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government or other external sources.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Controlling Machines and Processes

Using mechanisms or physical activity to control the operation of machines or processes (excluding computers or vehicles).

Developing Technical Instructions

Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Electronic Maintenance

Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate on electrical or electronic principles.

Mechanical Maintenance

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, or testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate on mechanical principles.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Manoeuvring, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Developing Objectives and Strategies

Define and establish medium to long-term objectives, and determine strategies and actions to achieve them.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Developing respectful, constructive, and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance

Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations or standards.

Getting Information

Observing, receiving, or obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Judging Quality

Assessing the value, importance or quality of materials, products, services or people.

Making Decisions

Choose the best solution based on the analysis of information and the evaluation of potential results.

Managing Resources

Determining, acquiring, monitoring and controlling any kind of resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Planning and Organizing

Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize and organize tasks to get the work done.

Processing Information

Compiling, categorizing, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Providing Consultation and Advice

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems, or process related topics.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Selling or Influencing Others

Convincing others to buy goods or services, or to change their minds or actions.

Staffing

Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization (excluding non-recruitment interviews).

Supervising Subordinates

Provide guidance and direction to subordinates, including the establishment of work outcomes for performance monitoring.

Team Building

Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Applying New Knowledge

Keep up-to-date on relevant theorical and technical knowledge and apply them at work.

Clerical Activities

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining all types of information in written or electronic form.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics

Estimating cost, resources or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Identifying information by categorizing, recognizing differences or similarities, measuring, investigating, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Tracking and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment to detect or assess problems and progress.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Working or interacting directly with the public or performing for public audiences.

Scheduling Work and Activities

Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Thinking Creatively

Generating innovative or creative ideas to develop or design new application, products, including artistic contributions.

Interacting with Computers

Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software), and equipment with digital interface to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, process information, or control machines.

Training and Teaching

Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Assisting and Caring for Others

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other care to customers, clients, or patients.

Handling and Moving Objects

Using hands and arms to install, fabricate and, repair objects; or to move or manipulate objects and materials (excluding construction occupations).

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Inspecting equipment, structures, or material to identify the cause of errors, problems or defects.

Performing General Physical Activities

Performing physical activities that require use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Categorization Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to produce logical answers for specific problems.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, which includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events.

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).

Memorizing

The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, or procedures.

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving or holding them in one position.

Body Flexibility

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Control of Settings

The ability to adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Dynamic Strength

The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.

Explosive Strength

The ability to exert short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), to throw an object, or to apply force with a tool.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble small objects.

Finger-Hand-Wrist Motion

The ability to make fast, simple, and repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

Glare Tolerance

The ability to see objects or people, in the presence of glare or bright lighting.

Gross Body Equilibrium

The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.

Multi-Limb Coordination