Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Abilities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
| 75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| 75.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
| 75.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
| 75.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
| 72.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
| 72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 72.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
| 65.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| 65.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| 65.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
| 62.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 59.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| 59.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 59.50 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
| 56.25 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
| 53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
| 53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
| 53.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
| 53.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
| 50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 50.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
| 50.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
| 50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
| 50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)
