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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Oral Expression85
Oral Comprehension85
3.Speech Clarity80
4.Number Facility75
Written Comprehension75
6.Mathematical Reasoning70
Written Expression70
8.Visualization60
9.Originality55
10.Auditory Attention50
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Ability Area Scores

Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
85
59
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
85
57
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
80
48
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
75
38
Add 2 and 7Balance a checkbookCompute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
75
57
Understand signs on the highwayUnderstand an apartment leaseUnderstand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems
Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
70
43
Determine how much 10 oranges will cost when they are priced at 2 for 20 centsDecide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonusesDetermine the mathematics required to simulate a space craft landing on the moon
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
70
55
Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezerWrite a job recommendation for a subordinateWrite an advanced economics textbook
Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
60
32
Imagine how to put paper in a typewriter so that the letterhead comes out on topFollow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinetAnticipate opponent's as well as your own future moves in a chess game
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.
55
46
Use a credit card to open a locked doorRedesign job tasks to be interesting for employeesInvent a new type of man-made fiber
Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
50
25
Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talkingListen for your flight announcement at a busy airportListen to instructions from a coworker in a noisy saw mill