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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Active Listening74
2.Operation Monitoring70
Social Perceptiveness70
4.Equipment Maintenance65
Operation and Control65
Reading Comprehension65
7.Coordination59
8.Time Management57
9.Speaking54
10.Service Orientation51
* Importance out of 100

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

Skill Area Scores

Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
74
54
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
70
40
Monitor completion times while running a computer programMonitor machine functions on an automated production lineMonitor and integrate control feedback in a petrochemical processing facility to maintain production flow
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
70
60
Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too longBe aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work groupCounsel depressive patients during a crisis period
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
65
51
Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning lightClean moving parts in production machineryConduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
65
50
Adjust the settings on a copy machine to make reduced size photocopiesAdjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the type of product being assembledControl aircraft approach and landing at a large airport during a busy period
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
65
53
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
59
47
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
57
45
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
54
42
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
51
44
Ask customers if they would like cups of coffee"Make flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation system"Direct relief agency operations in a disaster area