"Machinist"

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: "Machinist"

1) 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.

2) 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.


3) 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).


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


5) Mathematical Reasoning -- The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

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


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


8) Visualization -- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.


9) Inductive Reasoning -- The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

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


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

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


13) Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

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


15) 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.


16) 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.


17) 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.


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


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

Job Description for "Machinist" continued here...

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

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