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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Locomotive Firers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Operation Monitoring96
2.Coordination83
3.Operation and Control67
4.Critical Thinking54
5.Systems Analysis50
Judgment and Decision Making50
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
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  Level of proficiency needed
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Skill Area Scores

Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
96
57
Monitor completion times while running a computer programMonitor machine functions on an automated production lineMonitor and integrate control feedback in a petrochemical processing facility to maintain production flow
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
83
48
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
67
57
Adjust the settings on a copy machine to make reduced size photocopiesAdjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the type of product being assembledControl aircraft approach and landing at a large airport during a busy period
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
54
38
Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being lateEvaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responsesWrite legal brief challenging a federal law
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
50
36
Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a jobDetermine how the introduction of a new piece of equipment will affect production ratesIdentify how changes in tax laws are likely to affect preferred sites for manufacturing operations in different industries
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
50
33
Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flowEvaluate a loan application for degree of riskDecide whether a manufacturing company should invest in new robotics technology