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Job Requirements |
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Experience:
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
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Education:
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
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Training:
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
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Top 5 Skills |
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Top 5 Abilities |
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Critical Thinking —
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Reading Comprehension —
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Speaking —
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Judgment and Decision Making —
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Active Listening —
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Oral Comprehension —
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Written Comprehension —
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Oral Expression —
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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 there is a problem. |
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Written Expression —
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Knowledge |
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Communications and Media —
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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English Language —
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Customer and Personal Service —
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. |
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Administration and Management —
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. |
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Personnel and Human Resources —
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Computers and Electronics —
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Telecommunications —
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Clerical —
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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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. |
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Sales and Marketing —
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. |
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Law and Government —
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Interesting Fact |
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The state with the largest agricultural industry is California, which has a production more than double the second-place state. |
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Did you know... |
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The CareerMatch™ system scores and ranks 748 different careers based on your responses to the four career assessment tests! |
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