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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Manual Dexterity71
2.Control Precision63
3.Information Ordering58
4.Arm-Hand Steadiness56
5.Problem Sensitivity55
6.Near Vision54
7.Static Strength53
* Importance out of 100

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

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.
71
47
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
63
45
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switchAdjust farm tractor controlsDrill a tooth
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).
58
40
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
56
41
Light a candleThread a needleCut facets in a diamond
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.
55
36
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
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
54
39
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
53
44
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck