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"Materials Engineer"
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: "Materials Engineer"

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


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


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


4) 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.


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


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


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


8) Number Facility -- The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.


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


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


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


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Job Description for "Materials Engineer" continued here...

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


"Materials Engineer"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  I-R-C        SOC:  17-2131.00


 

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