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"Computer Programmer"
Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

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

Skills Needed for: "Computer Programmer"

1) Programming -- Writing computer programs for various purposes.


2) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


3) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


4) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.


5) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


6) Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.


7) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


8) Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.


9) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


10) Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.


11) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.


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12) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


13) Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.


14) Systems Analysis -- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.


Job Description for "Computer Programmer" continued here...

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


"Computer Programmer"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  NA        SOC:  15-1131.00


 

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