Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.
Speaking
Talking to others.
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.
Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.
Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.