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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Fence Erectors. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Manual Dexterity70
2.Extent Flexibility55
Trunk Strength55
Static Strength55
Finger Dexterity55
6.Speed of Limb Movement50
Wrist-Finger Speed50
* 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.
70
46
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
55
50
Reach for a microphone in a patrol carReach for a box on a high warehouse shelfWork under the dashboard of a car
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.
55
55
Sit up in an office chairShovel snow for half an hourDo 100 sit-ups
Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
55
59
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
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.
55
38
Put coins in a parking meterAttach small knobs to stereo equipment on an assembly linePut together the inner workings of a small wrist watch
Speed of Limb Movement
The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.
50
38
Saw through a thin piece of woodSwat a fly with a fly swatterThrow punches in a boxing match
Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
50
34
Use a manual pencil sharpenerCarve roast beef in a cafeteriaType a document at 90 words per minute