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Manufacturing Engineers

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

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Parachute skills

  1. Use my brain - Data (4.57)
  2. Pay attention to details - Data (4.52)
  3. Follow through, get things done - People (4.19)
  4. Create, innovate, invent - Data (4.14)
  5. Design, use artistic abilities, be original - Data (4.10)
  6. Imagine - Data (4.10)
  7. Use my intuition - Data (4.00)
  8. Work with numbers, compute - Data (4.00)
  9. Use acute senses (hearing, smell, taste, sight) - Data (4.00)
  10. Synthesize, combine parts into a whole - Data (3.88)
  11. Communicate well, in person - People (3.88)
  12. Organize, classify - Data (3.88)
  13. Listen - People (3.88)
  14. Coordinate - People (3.86)
  15. Speak - People (3.75)
  16. Systematize, prioritize - Data (3.75)
  17. Solve problems - Data (3.75)
  18. Initiate, lead, be a pioneer - People (3.71)
  19. Visualize, including in three dimensions - Data (3.62)
  20. Program - Data (3.62)
  21. Assess, evaluate, treat - People (3.62)
  22. Perceive patterns - Data (3.50)
  23. Communicate well, in writing - People (3.50)

ONET Skills

ONET Abilities

ONET Work Styles
  1. Active Listening (3.88)
  2. Reading Comprehension (3.75)
  3. Speaking (3.75)
  4. Complex Problem Solving (3.75)
  5. Judgment and Decision Making (3.75)
  6. Systems Analysis (3.75)
  7. Mathematics (3.62)
  8. Technology Design (3.62)
  9. Systems Evaluation (3.62)
  10. Time Management (3.62)
  11. Writing (3.50)
  12. Critical Thinking (3.50)
  13. Active Learning (3.50)
  14. Monitoring (3.50)
  15. Operation Monitoring (3.50)
  16. Troubleshooting (3.50)
  1. Near Vision (4.00)
  2. Problem Sensitivity (4.00)
  3. Deductive Reasoning (4.00)
  4. Mathematical Reasoning (4.00)
  5. Oral Expression (3.88)
  6. Inductive Reasoning (3.88)
  7. Information Ordering (3.88)
  8. Category Flexibility (3.88)
  9. Number Facility (3.88)
  10. Oral Comprehension (3.75)
  11. Originality (3.75)
  12. Fluency of Ideas (3.62)
  13. Visualization (3.62)
  14. Speech Recognition (3.50)
  15. Flexibility of Closure (3.50)
  16. Written Expression (3.50)
  17. Written Comprehension (3.50)
  1. Dependability (4.57)
  2. Analytical Thinking (4.57)
  3. Attention to Detail (4.52)
  4. Initiative (4.38)
  5. Integrity (4.38)
  6. Persistence (4.19)
  7. Achievement/Effort (4.14)
  8. Innovation (4.14)
  9. Independence (4.05)
  10. Adaptability/Flexibility (4.00)
  11. Stress Tolerance (3.90)
  12. Cooperation (3.86)
  13. Self Control (3.81)
  14. Leadership (3.71)

Work Activities

Detailed Work Activities
  1. Interacting With Computers (4.57)
  2. Making Decisions and Solving Problems (4.50)
  3. Getting Information (4.29)
  4. Analyzing Data or Information (4.24)
  5. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (4.24)
  6. Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (4.14)
  7. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (4.10)
  8. Thinking Creatively (4.10)
  9. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (4.05)
  10. Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment (4.05)
  11. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (3.90)
  12. Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information (3.90)
  13. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (3.90)
  14. Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People (3.86)
  15. Scheduling Work and Activities (3.86)
  16. Developing and Building Teams (3.76)
  17. Documenting/Recording Information (3.76)
  18. Processing Information (3.76)
  19. Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material (3.76)
  20. Developing Objectives and Strategies (3.62)
  21. Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (3.57)
  22. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (3.57)
  23. Controlling Machines and Processes (3.52)
  24. Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (3.52)
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