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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Baggage Porters and Bellhops. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Oral Expression85
2.Oral Comprehension78
3.Speech Recognition72
4.Speech Clarity66
Static Strength66
6.Gross Body Coordination63
Problem Sensitivity63
8.Trunk Strength60
9.Extent Flexibility56
Stamina56
* 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
57
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.
78
48
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
72
50
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
66
43
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
66
57
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
63
36
Get in and out of a truckSwim the length of a poolPerform a ballet dance
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.
63
41
Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't workRecognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occurRecognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
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.
60
41
Sit up in an office chairShovel snow for half an hourDo 100 sit-ups
Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
56
45
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.
56
38
Walk 1/4 mileClimb 6 flights of stairsRun 10 miles