Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
| 75 | |
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| 63 |
| Reach for a microphone in a patrol car | Reach for a box on a high warehouse shelf | Work under the dashboard of a car |
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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. |
| 75 | |
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| 52 |
| Screw a light bulb into a light socket | Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible | Perform open heart surgery with surgical instruments |
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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. |
| 75 | |
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| 48 |
| Light a candle | Thread a needle | Cut facets in a diamond |
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Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
| 72 | |
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| 57 |
| Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch | Adjust farm tractor controls | Drill a tooth |
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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. |
| 72 | |
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| 48 |
| Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work | Recognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occur | Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms |
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Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
| 69 | |
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| 54 |
| Notice when a watch alarm goes off | Diagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its sound | Tune an orchestra |
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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. |
| 69 | |
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| 54 |
| Put coins in a parking meter | Attach small knobs to stereo equipment on an assembly line | Put together the inner workings of a small wrist watch |
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 66 | |
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| 48 |
| Read dials on the dashboard of a car | Read the fine print of a legal document | Detect minor defects in a diamond |
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Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
| 66 | |
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| 50 |
| Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby | Monitor security TV screens for intruders throughout the night shift | Study a technical manual in a noisy boiler room |
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Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 66 | |
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| 50 |
| Understand a television commercial | Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport | Understand a lecture on advanced physics |
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