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Proficiency Ratings


These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.

Proficiency Rating
Assisting and Caring for Others 4.5
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships 4.5
Getting Information 4.5
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work 4.0
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates 4.0
Documenting/Recording Information 4.0
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards 4.0
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others 4.0
Thinking Creatively 4.0
Working with Computers 4.0
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events 3.5
Making Decisions and Solving Problems 3.5
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public 3.5
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others 3.5
Developing Objectives and Strategies 3.5
Scheduling Work and Activities 3.5
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People 3.5
Processing Information 3.5
Training and Teaching Others 3.5
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge 3.5
Coaching and Developing Others 3.5
Communicating with People Outside the Organization 3.5
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others 3.0
Analyzing Data or Information 3.0
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings 3.0
Developing and Building Teams 3.0
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others 3.0
Performing Administrative Activities 3.0
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates 3.0
Performing General Physical Activities 2.0
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information 2.0
Monitoring and Controlling Resources 2.0
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials 1.5
Selling or Influencing Others 1.5
Staffing Organizational Units 1.5
Controlling Machines and Processes 1.5
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment 1.5
Handling and Moving Objects 1.5
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment 1.5
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment 1.0
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment 1.0



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