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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Chemical Plant and System Operators. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Problem Sensitivity72
2.Near Vision69
Selective Attention69
4.Information Ordering66
Oral Expression66
Oral Comprehension66
7.Auditory Attention63
Hearing Sensitivity63
Far Vision63
Control Precision63
* Importance out of 100

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

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
55
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
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69
54
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
69
57
Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearbyMonitor security TV screens for intruders throughout the night shiftStudy a technical manual in a noisy boiler room
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).
66
52
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
66
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.
66
57
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
63
52
Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talkingListen for your flight announcement at a busy airportListen to instructions from a coworker in a noisy saw mill
Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
63
45
Notice when a watch alarm goes offDiagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its soundTune an orchestra
Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance.
63
55
Read a roadside billboardFocus a slide projectorDetect differences in ships on the horizon
Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
63
52
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switchAdjust farm tractor controlsDrill a tooth