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.
Quality Control Analysis
Testing how well a product or service works.
Equipment Maintenance
Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
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.
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.
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.
Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Troubleshooting
Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
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.
Equipment Selection
Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.