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Job ActivitiesAbilitiesJob ConditionsWork SatisfactionEducation/Training

Ability Areas

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

Importance*More Info
1.Wrist-Finger Speed65
2.Multilimb Coordination60
Manual Dexterity60
Information Ordering60
5.Near Vision55
Static Strength55
Finger Dexterity55
Flexibility of Closure55
9.Extent Flexibility50
Trunk Strength50
* Importance out of 100

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

Ability Area Scores

Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
65
30
Use a manual pencil sharpenerCarve roast beef in a cafeteriaType a document at 90 words per minute
Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
60
46
Row a boatOperate a forklift truck in a warehousePlay the drum set in a jazz band
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.
60
45
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
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).
60
39
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
55
41
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.
55
55
Push an empty shopping cartPull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawnLift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
55
41
Put coins in a parking meterAttach small knobs to stereo equipment on an assembly linePut together the inner workings of a small wrist watch
Flexibility of Closure
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
55
43
Tune in a radio in a noisy truckLook for a golf ball in the roughIdentify camouflaged tanks from a high-speed airplane
Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
50
52
Reach for a microphone in a patrol carReach for a box on a high warehouse shelfWork under the dashboard of a car
Trunk Strength
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
50
54
Sit up in an office chairShovel snow for half an hourDo 100 sit-ups