Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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.
Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.
Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.
Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
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.
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.
Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
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.