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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Control Precision70
2.Information Ordering60
3.Near Vision55
Number Facility55
5.Problem Sensitivity50
* Importance out of 100

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

Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
70
43
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switchAdjust farm tractor controlsDrill a tooth
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).
60
36
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
55
39
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
55
16
Add 2 and 7Balance a checkbookCompute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
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.
50
36
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