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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Agricultural Equipment Operators. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Control Precision90
2.Static Strength80
Multilimb Coordination80
4.Far Vision70
Manual Dexterity70
6.Hearing Sensitivity65
Extent Flexibility65
Stamina65
Trunk Strength65
Information Ordering65
* Importance out of 100

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

Ability Area Scores

Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
90
54
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switchAdjust farm tractor controlsDrill a tooth
Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
80
43
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
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.
80
52
Row a boatOperate a forklift truck in a warehousePlay the drum set in a jazz band
Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance.
70
41
Read a roadside billboardFocus a slide projectorDetect differences in ships on the horizon
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.
70
45
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
65
50
Notice when a watch alarm goes offDiagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its soundTune an orchestra
Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
65
39
Reach for a microphone in a patrol carReach for a box on a high warehouse shelfWork under the dashboard of a car
Stamina
The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
65
27
Walk 1/4 mileClimb 6 flights of stairsRun 10 miles
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.
65
39
Sit up in an office chairShovel snow for half an hourDo 100 sit-ups
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).
65
43
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead