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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Oral Comprehension69
2.Near Vision66
Oral Expression66
4.Speech Recognition63
Selective Attention63
6.Speech Clarity56
Hearing Sensitivity56
Number Facility56
Information Ordering56
Problem Sensitivity56
* Importance out of 100

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

Ability Area Scores

Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
69
43
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
66
46
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
66
45
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
63
41
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
63
46
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
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
56
39
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
56
36
Notice when a watch alarm goes offDiagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its soundTune an orchestra
Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
56
43
Add 2 and 7Balance a checkbookCompute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
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).
56
38
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
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.
56
41
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