"Structural Iron and Steel Worker"

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: "Structural Iron and Steel Worker"

1) Depth Perception -- The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

2) Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.


3) Dynamic Strength -- The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.


4) Extent Flexibility -- The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.


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

6) 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).


7) Gross Body Equilibrium -- The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.


8) Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.


9) Stamina -- The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

10) Peripheral Vision -- The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.


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

12) Explosive Strength -- The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.


13) 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.

14) Spatial Orientation -- The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.


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


16) 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.


17) Response Orientation -- The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.


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


19) Speed of Limb Movement -- The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.


20) 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.


21) 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.


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

Job Description for "Structural Iron and Steel Worker" continued here...

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

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