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

Interest Area
SocialInvolves working and communicating with, helping, and teaching people.

Work Values
AchievementGet a feeling of accomplishment.
Moral ValuesNever pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
Social ServiceDo things for other people.
Ability UtilizationMake use of individual abilities.

Skills
InstructingTeach others how to do something.
Active ListeningListen to what other people are saying and ask questions as appropriate.
Equipment SelectionDetermine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Reading ComprehensionUnderstand written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
SpeakingTalk to others to effectively convey information.
Technology DesignGenerate or adapt equipment and technology to serve user needs.

Abilities
Oral ExpressionAble to convey information and ideas through speech in ways that others will understand.
VisualizationAble to imagine how something will look after it's moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Manual DexterityAble to make quick, coordinated movements of one or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Written ComprehensionAble to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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.