Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
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.
Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Speaking
Talking to others.
Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.
Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.