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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Equipment Maintenance76
Active Listening76
3.Time Management72
4.Equipment Selection70
5.Judgment and Decision Making66
Speaking66
7.Monitoring65
8.Service Orientation64
Active Learning64
Reading Comprehension64
* Importance out of 100

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

Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
76
59
Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning lightClean moving parts in production machineryConduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
76
58
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
72
53
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
70
54
Select a screwdriver to use in adjusting a vehicle's carburetorChoose a software application to use to complete a work assignmentIdentify the equipment needed to produce a new product line
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
66
48
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
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
66
52
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
65
57
Proofread and correct a letterMonitor a meeting's progress and revise the agenda to ensure that important topics are discussedReview corporate productivity and develop a plan to increase productivity
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
64
47
Ask customers if they would like cups of coffee"Make flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation system"Direct relief agency operations in a disaster area
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
64
53
Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunitiesDetermine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirementsIdentify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
64
56
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures