Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.
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.
Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Speaking
Talking to others.
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.