| Importance |
Ability |
Ability Description |
| 94 |
Oral Expression |
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others
will understand. |
| 92 |
Oral Comprehension |
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented
through spoken words and sentences. |
| 92 |
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. |
| 88 |
Written Comprehension |
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented
in writing. |
| 85 |
Written Expression |
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others
will understand. |
| 83 |
Inductive Reasoning |
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules
or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated
events). |
| 81 |
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). |
| 77 |
Near Vision |
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the
observer). |
| 75 |
Memorization |
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures,
and procedures. |
| 73 |
Speech Clarity |
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 71 |
Deductive Reasoning |
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce
answers that make sense. |
| 65 |
Time Sharing |
The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities
or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other
sources). |
| 65 |
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. |
| 65 |
Speech Recognition |
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 63 |
Speed of Closure |
The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information
into meaningful patterns. |
| 60 |
Mathematical Reasoning |
The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas
to solve a problem. |
| 60 |
Reaction Time |
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to
a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
| 60 |
Selective Attention |
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without
being distracted. |
| 58 |
Number Facility |
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
| 58 |
Visual Color Discrimination |
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including
shades of color and brightness. |
| 56 |
Manual Dexterity |
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your
arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
| 56 |
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. |
| 52 |
Fluency of Ideas |
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the
number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
| 52 |
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 comparing a presented object
with a remembered object. |
| 48 |
Category Flexibility |
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining
or grouping things in different ways. |
| 48 |
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. |
| 48 |
Extent Flexibility |
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms,
and/or legs. |
| 48 |
Hearing Sensitivity |
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that
vary in pitch and loudness. |
| 48 |
Trunk Strength |
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support
part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving
out' or fatiguing. |
| 46 |
Visualization |
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved
around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
| 46 |
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. |
| 46 |
Wrist-Finger Speed |
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers,
hands, and wrists. |
| 46 |
Static Strength |
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or
carry objects. |
| 44 |
Originality |
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given
topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
| 44 |
Spatial Orientation |
The ability to know your location in relation to the environment
or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
| 42 |
Auditory Attention |
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence
of other distracting sounds. |
| 38 |
Control Precision |
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine
or a vehicle to exact positions. |
| 35 |
Night Vision |
The ability to see under low light conditions. |
| 31 |
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. |
| 29 |
Far Vision |
The ability to see details at a distance. |
| 29 |
Sound Localization |
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
| 25 |
Stamina |
The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time
without getting winded or out of breath. |
| 25 |
Peripheral Vision |
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when
the eyes are looking ahead. |
| 23 |
Speed of Limb Movement |
The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
| 19 |
Rate Control |
The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of
equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction
of a moving object or scene. |
| 19 |
Gross Body Coordination |
The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso
together when the whole body is in motion. |
| 19 |
Depth Perception |
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther
away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
| 17 |
Explosive Strength |
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself
(as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
| 17 |
Gross Body Equilibrium |
The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when
in an unstable position. |
| 15 |
Dynamic Flexibility |
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach
out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
| 15 |
Glare Sensitivity |
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
| 13 |
Dynamic Strength |
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over
time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
