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"Microbiologist"
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: "Microbiologist"

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


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


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) 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) Category Flexibility -- The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.


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


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


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


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


10) 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.


11) Visual Color Discrimination -- The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.


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


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


14) 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.


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


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


17) 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.


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


Job Description for "Microbiologist" continued here...

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


"Microbiologist"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  I-R-C        SOC:  19-1022.00


 

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