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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Manual Dexterity69
2.Trunk Strength66
Arm-Hand Steadiness66
4.Static Strength56
Multilimb Coordination56
Finger Dexterity56
7.Speech Recognition53
Stamina53
9.Category Flexibility50
Information Ordering50
* Importance out of 100

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

Ability Area Scores

Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
69
45
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
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.
66
45
Sit up in an office chairShovel snow for half an hourDo 100 sit-ups
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.
66
41
Light a candleThread a needleCut facets in a diamond
Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
56
45
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
56
38
Row a boatOperate a forklift truck in a warehousePlay the drum set in a jazz band
Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
56
41
Put coins in a parking meterAttach small knobs to stereo equipment on an assembly linePut together the inner workings of a small wrist watch
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
53
41
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Stamina
The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
53
36
Walk 1/4 mileClimb 6 flights of stairsRun 10 miles
Category Flexibility
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
50
34
Sort nails in a toolbox on the basis of length"Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell""Classify 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).
50
32
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead