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Ability Areas

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

Importance*More Info
1.Gross Body Equilibrium88
2.Oral Expression85
3.Written Comprehension78
Oral Comprehension78
5.Near Vision75
6.Information Ordering66
Written Expression66
8.Dynamic Flexibility63
Extent Flexibility63
Dynamic Strength63
* Importance out of 100

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

Ability Area Scores

Gross Body Equilibrium
The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
88
77
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
85
66
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
78
64
Understand signs on the highwayUnderstand an apartment leaseUnderstand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
78
64
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).
75
66
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
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).
66
54
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
66
59
Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezerWrite a job recommendation for a subordinateWrite an advanced economics textbook
Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
63
43
Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talkingListen for your flight announcement at a busy airportListen to instructions from a coworker in a noisy saw mill
Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
63
39
Notice when a watch alarm goes offDiagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its soundTune an orchestra
Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
63
59
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond