Importance	Skills	Description
95	Reading Comprehension	Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
95	Critical Thinking	Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
90	Problem Identification	Identifying the nature of problems
90	Identification of Key Causes	Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
90	Judgment and Decision Making	Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
85	Science	Using scientific methods to solve problems
85	Management of Personnel Resources	Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
80	Active Listening	Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
80	Speaking	Talking to others to effectively convey information
80	Active Learning	Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
80	Monitoring	Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
80	Information Gathering	Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
80	Operation and Control	Controlling operations of equipment or systems
80	Identifying Downstream Consequences	Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
80	Systems Evaluation	Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
75	Coordination	Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
75	Implementation Planning	Developing approaches for implementing an idea
75	Solution Appraisal	Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
75	Time Management	Managing one's own time and the time of others
70	Writing	Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
70	Service Orientation	Actively looking for ways to help people
70	Idea Evaluation	Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
70	Equipment Selection	Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
70	Product Inspection	Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
70	Visioning	Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
65	Idea Generation	Generating a number of different approaches to problems
65	Systems Perception	Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
60	Mathematics	Using mathematics to solve problems
55	Troubleshooting	Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
50	Social Perceptiveness	Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
50	Information Organization	Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
50	Operations Analysis	Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
45	Learning Strategies	Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
45	Synthesis/Reorganization	Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks
45	Testing	Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
45	Operation Monitoring	Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
40	Instructing	Teaching others how to do something
35	Persuasion	Persuading others to approach things differently
30	Management of Material Resources	Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
25	Negotiation	Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences
25	Technology Design	Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
20	Equipment Maintenance	Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
20	Repairing	Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
20	Management of Financial Resources	Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures
10	Installation	Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
5	Programming	Writing computer programs for various purposes