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Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Level examples: -
28
means:
Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
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54
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This occupation’s rating
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71
means:
Read the fine print of a legal document
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85
means:
Detect minor defects in a diamond
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Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Place an order at a restaurant drive-thru
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52
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Give instructions to a lost motorist
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85
means:
Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
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Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Understand a television commercial
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50
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
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85
means:
Understand a lecture on advanced physics
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Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Understand signs on the highway
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48
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Understand an apartment lease
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85
means:
Understand an instruction book on repairing Artificial Intelligence systems
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Perceptual Speed — The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
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46
is
This occupation’s rating
-
57
means:
Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
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85
means:
Inspect electrical parts for defects as they pass on a fast-moving assembly line
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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.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Put coins in a parking meter
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45
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
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85
means:
Put together the inner workings of a small wrist watch
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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.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
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45
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Look for a golf ball in tall grass
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85
means:
Identify camouflaged animals from a moving vehicle while on a safari
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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 that there is a problem.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work
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45
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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85
means:
Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
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Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Separate laundry into colors and whites
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45
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
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85
means:
Paint a color portrait of a person
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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.
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Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Sort paintbrushes based on length
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42
means:
Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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85
means:
Classify man-made fibers in terms of their characteristics, like strength or cost
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Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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71
means:
Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
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85
means:
Design an aircraft wing using principles of aerodynamics
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Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Read a roadside billboard
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
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100
means:
Detect differences in ships on the horizon
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Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Level examples: -
28
means:
Decide what to wear based on the weather report
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
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85
means:
Diagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests
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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).
Level examples: -
14
means:
Put things in numerical order
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28
means:
Follow the correct steps to make change
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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85
means:
Assemble a wind turbine
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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.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Screw a light bulb into a light socket
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
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100
means:
Perform open heart surgery with surgical instruments
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Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
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85
means:
Study a technical manual while listening to loud construction sounds
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Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Call numbers in a bingo game
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
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85
means:
Give a lecture to a large audience
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Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Recognize the voice of a coworker
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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85
means:
Understand a speech presented by someone with an unfamiliar accent
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Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
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85
means:
Anticipate future moves in a chess game
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Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer
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43
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
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85
means:
Write an advanced economics textbook
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Auditory Attention — The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
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41
is
This occupation’s rating
-
57
means:
Listen for your flight announcement at a busy airport
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85
means:
Listen to instructions from a coworker in a noisy saw mill
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Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
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41
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Adjust farm tractor controls
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85
means:
Drill a tooth
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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.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Row a boat
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37
is
This occupation’s rating
-
57
means:
Operate a forklift truck in a warehouse
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85
means:
Play the drum set in a jazz band
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Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
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34
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
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85
means:
Determine the mathematics required to simulate a space craft landing on the moon
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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.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Sit up in an office chair
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34
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Shovel snow for half an hour
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85
means:
Do 100 sit-ups
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Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Reach to adjust the radio in a car
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32
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Reach for a box on a high warehouse shelf
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85
means:
Work under the dashboard of a car
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Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Level examples: -
28
means:
Name four different uses for a screwdriver
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32
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
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85
means:
Identify as many strategies as possible for a company acquisition and merger
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Time Sharing — The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
Level examples: -
28
means:
Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
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32
is
This occupation’s rating
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42
means:
Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
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85
means:
Monitor radar and radio transmissions to keep track of heavy aircraft traffic
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Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Add 2 and 7
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30
is
This occupation’s rating
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42
means:
Calculate a discounted price
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71
means:
Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
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Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
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30
is
This occupation’s rating
-
57
means:
Press a button to stop operation when a warning light goes off
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85
means:
Hit the brake when a pedestrian steps in front of your car
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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.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Merge a car into traffic on a city street
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29
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Operate a crane to move materials from a truck bed to the ground
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85
means:
Throw a long pass to a closely guarded teammate
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Hearing Sensitivity — The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Notice a doorbell ringing
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29
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Diagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its sound
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85
means:
Tune an orchestra
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Memorization — The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
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29
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Recite the first names of the five people you just met
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85
means:
Recite a 300-word speech after studying it for 15 minutes
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Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Use a credit card to open a locked door
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29
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
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85
means:
Invent a new type of man-made fiber
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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.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
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29
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Keep up with a car that changes speed
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71
means:
Shoot a duck in flight
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Speed of Closure — The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
Level examples: -
29
is
This occupation’s rating
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42
means:
Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
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57
means:
Make sense of messy handwriting
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71
means:
Interpret patterns on weather radar to decide if the weather is changing
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Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Level examples: -
14
means:
Push an empty shopping cart
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29
is
This occupation’s rating
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57
means:
Pull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawn
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85
means:
Lift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck
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Wrist-Finger Speed — The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Level examples: -
23
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
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42
means:
Carve roast beef in a cafeteria
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85
means:
Type 90 words per minute
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Gross Body Coordination — The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
Level examples: -
21
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Get in and out of a truck
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57
means:
Swim the length of a pool
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85
means:
Perform a ballet dance
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Stamina — The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
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Dynamic Strength — The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Level examples: -
20
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Use pruning shears to trim a bush
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71
means:
Climb a 48-foot long ladder
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85
means:
Perform a gymnastics routine using the rings
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Explosive Strength — The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
Level examples: -
20
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Hit a nail with a hammer
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57
means:
Jump onto a 3-foot high platform
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100
means:
Throw a shot-put in a track meet
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Gross Body Equilibrium — The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
Level examples: -
20
is
This occupation’s rating
-
28
means:
Stand on a ladder
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57
means:
Walk on ice across a pond
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85
means:
Walk on narrow beams in high-rise construction
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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.
Level examples: -
20
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
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57
means:
Use either the brake or gas pedal when your vehicle is skidding
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100
means:
In an out-of-control commercial aircraft, react quickly to restore control
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Spatial Orientation — The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
Level examples: -
14
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
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42
means:
Find your way through a dark room without hitting anything
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85
means:
Navigate an ocean voyage using a compass and landmarks
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Glare Sensitivity — The ability to see objects in the presence of a glare or bright lighting.
Level examples: -
11
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
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71
means:
See boats on the horizon when sailing
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85
means:
Snow ski in bright sunlight
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Night Vision — The ability to see under low-light conditions.
Level examples: -
11
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
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57
means:
Read a book in a dimly lit setting
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85
means:
Find your way through the woods on a moonless night
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Peripheral Vision — The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.
Level examples: -
11
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Keep in step while marching in a band
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57
means:
Be aware of the location of your teammates while dribbling a basketball
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85
means:
Distinguish a teammate from a competitor passing by in a car race
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Sound Localization — The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.
Level examples: -
9
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
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57
means:
Find a ringing phone in an unfamiliar apartment
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85
means:
Determining the direction of an emergency vehicle from the sound of the siren
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Speed of Limb Movement — The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.
Level examples: -
9
is
This occupation’s rating
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28
means:
Saw through a thin piece of wood
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57
means:
Swat a fly with a fly swatter
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85
means:
Throw punches in a boxing match
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Dynamic Flexibility — The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Level examples: -
28
means:
Hand pick a bushel of apples from a tree
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71
means:
Perform a dance routine as part of a cheerleading squad
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85
means:
Maneuver a kayak through swift rapids
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