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Job ActivitiesAbilitiesJob ConditionsWork SatisfactionEducation/Training

Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Near Vision60
Arm-Hand Steadiness60
3.Visualization56
4.Speech Recognition53
Trunk Strength53
Manual Dexterity53
Oral Expression53
Oral Comprehension53
9.Speech Clarity50
Finger Dexterity50
* Importance out of 100

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

Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
60
46
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
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.
60
43
Light a candleThread a needleCut facets in a diamond
Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
56
50
Imagine how to put paper in a typewriter so that the letterhead comes out on topFollow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinetAnticipate opponent's as well as your own future moves in a chess game
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
53
34
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
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.
53
48
Sit up in an office chairShovel snow for half an hourDo 100 sit-ups
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.
53
46
Screw a light bulb into a light socketPack oranges in crates as quickly as possiblePerform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
53
46
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
53
46
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.
50
34
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
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.
50
39
Put coins in a parking meterAttach small knobs to stereo equipment on an assembly linePut together the inner workings of a small wrist watch