Abilities You'll Need
Attention Span
Concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Categorization
Generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Comprehension
Listen or read and understand the information and ideas presented.
Coordination
Coordinate multiple limbs to complete a task. Also, quickly react to situations.
Dependability
Combine personal soft-skills such as being polite, listening, respecting authority, etc., to properly function in a professional environment.
Good Communications
Communicate information and ideas through written and spoken word so others will understand.
Hands-On Activities
Make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, or assemble very small objects while keeping your hand and arm steady.
Mathematical Reasoning
Choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Originality
Develop creative ways to solve problems.
Problem Recognition
Recognize when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
Problem Solving
Combine the necessary skills and information to produce a solution.
Reasoning
Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions as well as apply those rules to make decisions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Knowledge You'll Gain
Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.