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Job ActivitiesAbilitiesJob ConditionsWork SatisfactionEducation/Training

Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Butchers and Meat Cutters. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Arm-Hand Steadiness63
2.Gross Body Coordination60
Problem Sensitivity60
4.Peripheral Vision56
Time Sharing56
Oral Expression56
Oral Comprehension56
8.Category Flexibility53
Information Ordering53
Inductive Reasoning53
* Importance out of 100

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

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.
63
45
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
60
43
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
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.
60
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
Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.
56
46
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Time Sharing
The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
56
41
Light a candleThread a needleCut facets in a diamond
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
56
48
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.
56
41
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Category Flexibility
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
53
39
Sort nails in a toolbox on the basis of lengthClassify flowers according to size, color, and smellClassify man-made fibers in terms of their strength, cost, flexibility, melting points, etc.
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).
53
39
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
53
38
Decide what to wear based on the weather reportDetermine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidenceDiagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests