Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Managing equipment and materials.

Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Using equipment or systems.

Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

Understanding people's reactions.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Managing your time and the time of other people.

Reading work-related information.

Talking to others.

Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Writing computer programs.

Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

Using math to solve problems.

Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Testing how well a product or service works.

Bringing people together to solve differences.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Teaching people how to do something.

Looking for ways to help people.

Reading and understanding what is written.

Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.

Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.

Recognizing spoken words.

Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.

Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.

Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.

Seeing details up close.

Quickly moving your arms and legs.

Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

Communicating by writing.

Creating new and original ideas.

Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.

Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.

Keeping your arm or hand steady.

Seeing hidden patterns.

Seeing details that are far away.

Paying attention to something without being distracted.

Coming up with lots of ideas.

Ordering or arranging things.

Using your lower back and stomach.

Keeping your balance or staying upright.

Putting together small parts with your fingers.

Using rules to solve problems.

Doing two or more things at the same time.

Telling the difference between sounds.

Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.

Seeing at night or under low light.

Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Holding or moving items with your hands.

Quickly knowing what you are looking at.

Listening and understanding what people say.

Speaking clearly.

Communicating by speaking.

Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.

Grouping things in different ways.

Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Knowing where things are around you.

Noticing when problems happen.

Noticing the direction that a sound came from.

Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.

Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.

Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.

Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

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.

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

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.