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Ability Areas

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

Importance*More Info
1.Oral Expression75
2.Far Vision72
Oral Comprehension72
4.Speech Clarity69
Near Vision69
Problem Sensitivity69
7.Speech Recognition66
8.Depth Perception63
Information Ordering63
Deductive Reasoning63
* Importance out of 100

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

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
Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance.
72
59
Read a roadside billboardFocus a slide projectorDetect differences in ships on the horizon
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
72
59
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
69
50
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69
52
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects 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.
69
50
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
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
66
46
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
63
45
Merge a car into traffic on a city streetOperate a crane to move materials from a truck bed to the groundThrow a long pass to a closely guarded teammate
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).
63
50
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
63
50
Know that a stalled car can coast downhillDecide what factors to consider in selecting stocksDesign an aircraft wing using principles of aerodynamics