| Importance |
Skill |
Skill Description |
| 79 |
Speaking |
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| 79 |
Service Orientation |
Actively looking for ways to help people. |
| 73 |
Reading Comprehension |
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| 73 |
Judgment and Decision Making |
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions
to choose the most appropriate one. |
| 73 |
Social Perceptiveness |
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react
as they do. |
| 71 |
Critical Thinking |
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses
of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| 71 |
Coordination |
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
| 69 |
Active Listening |
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time
to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate,
and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| 65 |
Writing |
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs
of the audience. |
| 65 |
Monitoring |
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals,
or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| 65 |
Science |
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| 63 |
Instructing |
Teaching others how to do something. |
| 63 |
Time Management |
Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
| 56 |
Active Learning |
Understanding the implications of new information for both current
and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| 54 |
Management of Personnel Resources |
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying
the best people for the job. |
| 51 |
Complex Problem Solving |
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to
develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| 48 |
Learning Strategies |
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures
appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
| 47 |
Systems Evaluation |
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the
actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals
of the system. |
| 46 |
Equipment Selection |
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
| 44 |
Systems Analysis |
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions,
operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
| 42 |
Operation Monitoring |
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine
is working properly. |
| 42 |
Operation and Control |
Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| 42 |
Management of Material Resources |
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities,
and materials needed to do certain work. |
| 29 |
Mathematics |
Using mathematics to solve problems. |
| 29 |
Operations Analysis |
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
| 26 |
Quality Control Analysis |
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes
to evaluate quality or performance. |
| 23 |
Persuasion |
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
| 21 |
Technology Design |
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
| 19 |
Negotiation |
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
| 17 |
Management of Financial Resources |
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting
for these expenditures. |
| 10 |
Equipment Maintenance |
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when
and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
| 8 |
Installation |
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
| 8 |
Troubleshooting |
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about
it. |
| 2 |
Repairing |
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
| 0 |
Programming |
Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
