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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Electronic Drafters. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Active Listening77
2.Operations Analysis70
Critical Thinking70
4.Equipment Selection69
5.Speaking68
6.Coordination67
Learning Strategies67
8.Mathematics66
9.Time Management64
Technology Design64
* 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.
77
69
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
70
67
Select a photocopy machine for an officeSuggest changes in software to make a system more user friendlyIdentify the control system needed for a new process production plant
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
70
64
Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being lateEvaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responsesWrite legal brief challenging a federal law
Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
69
66
Select a screwdriver to use in adjusting a vehicle's carburetorChoose a software application to use to complete a work assignmentIdentify the equipment needed to produce a new product line
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
68
62
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
67
70
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
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
67
65
Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworkerIdentify an alternative approach that might help trainees who are having difficultiesApply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
66
67
Count the amount of change to be given to a customerCalculate the square footage of a new home under constructionDevelop a mathematical model to simulate and resolve an engineering problem
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
64
52
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
64
66
Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customerRedesign the handle on a hand tool for easier grippingCreate new technology for producing industrial diamonds