"Gas Plant Operator"

Job Description - Part 4 - Abilities Needed

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

Abilities Needed for: "Gas Plant Operator"

1) Auditory Attention -- The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

2) 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.


3) 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 there is a problem.


4) Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).


5) Far Vision -- The ability to see details at a distance.

6) Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.


7) Reaction Time -- The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.


8) 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.


9) Written Comprehension -- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

10) Selective Attention -- The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.


11) Written Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

12) Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.


13) Speech Recognition -- The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

14) Hearing Sensitivity -- The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.


15) 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).


16) Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.


17) Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Job Description for "Gas Plant Operator" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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