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Ability Areas

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

Importance*More Info
1.Written Comprehension81
Oral Comprehension81
3.Written Expression75
Oral Expression75
5.Extent Flexibility69
Stamina69
Wrist-Finger Speed69
Information Ordering69
9.Category Flexibility63
Inductive Reasoning63
* Importance out of 100

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

Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
81
59
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.
81
61
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
75
57
Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezerWrite a job recommendation for a subordinateWrite an advanced economics textbook
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75
61
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
69
52
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Stamina
The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
69
46
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
69
57
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
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).
69
52
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Category Flexibility
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
63
54
Sort nails in a toolbox on the basis of lengthClassify flowers according to size, color, and smellClassify man-made fibers in terms of their strength, cost, flexibility, melting points, etc.
Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
63
54
Decide what to wear based on the weather reportDetermine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidenceDiagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests