Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

The ability to see details at a distance.

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

The ability to see objects in the presence of a glare or bright lighting.

The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

The ability to see under low-light conditions.

The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

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Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.

A tendency to be honest and ethical at work.

A tendency to be careful, deliberate, and risk-avoidant when making work-related decisions or doing work.

A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work.

A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.

A tendency to remain calm and composed and to manage emotions effectively in response to criticism or difficult situations at work.