Locomotive Engineers
Abilities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 84.50 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
| 75.00 | Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
| 75.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
| 75.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
| 72.00 | 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. |
| 72.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
| 72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 72.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
| 68.75 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 68.75 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 68.75 | 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. |
| 68.75 | 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. |
| 65.50 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
| 65.50 | 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). |
| 65.50 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
| 65.50 | 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. |
| 62.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| 59.50 | 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. |
| 59.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 59.50 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
| 56.25 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| 56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| 56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 56.25 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
| 53.00 | 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. |
| 53.00 | Spatial Orientation | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
| 50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| 50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
| 50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
| 50.00 | 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. |
| 50.00 | Glare Sensitivity | The ability to see objects in the presence of a glare or bright lighting. |
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