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Ability Areas

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

Importance*More Info
1.Manual Dexterity57
2.Static Strength53
Problem Sensitivity53
4.Visualization50
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed
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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.
57
45
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
53
36
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
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.
53
46
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
Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
50
54
Imagine how to put paper in a typewriter so that the letterhead comes out on topFollow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinetAnticipate opponent's as well as your own future moves in a chess game