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