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Civil Engineering Technicians
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Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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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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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Information Ordering| | 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). |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Perceptual Speed| | 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. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Depth Perception| | 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. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | 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. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Response Orientation| | 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. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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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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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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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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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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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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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Public Safety and Security| | 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. |
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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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Geography| | 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. |
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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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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Physics| | 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. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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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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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Fine Arts| | Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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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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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $46,940.00 |
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| North Carolina | $37,810.00 |
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| South Carolina | $34,400.00 |
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Related Careers
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Civil Drafters| | Prepare drawings and topographical and relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, pipelines, flood control projects, and water and sewerage control systems. |
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Civil Engineers| | Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Includes architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers. |
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Electrical Drafters| | Develop specifications and instructions for installation of voltage transformers, overhead or underground cables, and related electrical equipment used to conduct electrical energy from transmission lines or high-voltage distribution lines to consumers. |
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Electrical Engineering Technicians| | Apply electrical theory and related knowledge to test and modify developmental or operational electrical machinery and electrical control equipment and circuitry in industrial or commercial plants and laboratories. Usually work under direction of engineering staff. |
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Materials Engineers| | Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. |
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Mechanical Drafters| | Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information. |
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Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers| | Determine the location and plan the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel. Work involves conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mines and planning their development; examining deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit; making geological and topographical surveys; evolving methods of mining best suited to character, type, and size of deposits; and supervising mining operations. |
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Traffic Technicians| | Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer. |
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Skills
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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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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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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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Tasks
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| Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities using calculator or computer. |
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| Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects and to ensure conformance to specifications. |
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| Develop plans and estimate costs for installation of systems, utilization of facilities, or construction of structures. |
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| Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings. |
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| Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements. |
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| Prepare reports and document project activities and data. |
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| Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions. |
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| Report maintenance problems occurring at project site to supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts. |
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| Conduct materials test and analysis using tools and equipment and applying engineering knowledge. |
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| Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work to detect design malfunctions and ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes. |
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| Plan and conduct field surveys to locate new sites and analyze details of project sites. |
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| Respond to public suggestions and complaints. |
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| Evaluate facility to determine suitability for occupancy and square footage availability. |
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Tools
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| Analytical balances |
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| Augers |
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| Bucket augers |
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| Hand augers |
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| Soil augers |
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| Boring or sinking machinery |
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| Hand-operated boring machines |
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| Compression testers |
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| Compression testing machines |
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| Concrete or cement testing instruments |
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| Metal cones |
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| Paving sample splitters |
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| Slump cones |
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| Stabilometers |
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| Densitometers |
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| Nuclear densometers |
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| Digital image printers |
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| Blueprint machines |
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| Dropping pipettes |
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| Drying cabinets or ovens |
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| Drying ovens |
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| Filter papers |
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| Global positioning system receivers |
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| Global positioning system GPS devices |
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| Hammers |
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| Sledgehammers |
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| Handheld thermometer |
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| Handheld digital thermometers |
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| Heating or drying equipment or accessories |
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| Dessicators |
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| Hydraulic rock drills |
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| Rotary rock drills |
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| Hydrometers |
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| Laboratory balances |
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| Laboratory beakers |
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| Glass beakers |
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| Laboratory burets |
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| Glass burets |
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| Laboratory dishes |
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| Evaporating dishes |
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| Laboratory funnels |
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| Wide-mouthed funnels |
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| Laboratory graduated cylinders |
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| Graduated glass cylinders |
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| Laboratory mechanical convection ovens |
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| Laboratory convection ovens |
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| Laboratory vials |
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| Land drilling rigs |
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| Small-gauge surface drilling rigs |
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| Level sensors or transmitters |
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| Transits |
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| Levels |
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| Precision levels |
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| Loadcells |
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| Load cells |
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| Machetes |
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| Magnetic stirrers |
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| Mallets |
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| Rubber mallets |
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| Measuring rods |
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| Surveying rods |
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| Moisture meters |
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| Soil moisture meters |
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| Open stream current meters |
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| Stream gauges |
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| Orbital shakers |
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| Mechanical sieve shakers |
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| Penetrometers |
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| Pocket penetrometers |
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| Permeability testing apparatus |
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| Soil density testers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Field data collectors |
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| pH meters |
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| pH testers |
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| Picks |
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| Pitch measuring instruments |
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| Inclinometers |
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| Plotter printers |
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| Precipitation or evaporation recorders |
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| Precipitation gauges |
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| Protective gloves |
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| Safety gloves |
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| Pycnometers |
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| Resistivity tools |
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| Dilatometers |
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| Safety glasses |
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| Sampling syringes |
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| Laboratory bulb syringes |
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| Scanners |
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| Computer scanners |
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| Seismic recorders or seismographs |
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| Seismographs |
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| Shear strength testers |
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| Torvanes |
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| Soil core sampling apparatus |
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| Soil sampling tubes |
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| Split-spoon samplers |
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| Thin-walled Shelby tubes |
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| Soil testing kits |
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| Soil resistivity test kits |
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| Straight edges |
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| Straightedges |
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| Strain gauges |
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| Tampers |
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| Tamping rods |
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| Tape measures |
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| Measuring tapes |
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| Test sieves |
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| Laboratory test sieves |
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| Theodolites |
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| Engineers' transits |
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| Total stations |
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| Trowels |
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| Brickmasons' trowels |
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| Two way radios |
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| Two-way radios |
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| Vibration testers |
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| Vibration monitors |
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| Vibratory plates |
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| Kneading compactors |
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| Water samplers |
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| Water sampling kits |
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Technology
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| Analytical or scientific software |
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| Coordinate geometry COGO software |
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| Computer aided design CAD software |
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| Autodesk AutoCAD |
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| Autodesk Civil 3D |
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| Autodesk Land Desktop |
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| Electronic mail software |
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| Email software |
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| Microsoft Outlook |
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| Graphics or photo imaging software |
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| Graphics software |
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| Internet browser software |
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| Web browser software |
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| Map creation software |
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| Digital terrain modeling software |
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| Geographic information system GIS software |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Microsoft Excel |
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| Word processing software |
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| Microsoft Word |
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Career Activities
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| use building or land use regulations |
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| use chemical testing or analysis procedures |
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| use drafting or mechanical drawing techniques |
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| use knowledge of materials testing procedures |
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| use knowledge of metric system |
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| use knowledge of regulations in surveying or construction activities |
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| use land surveying techniques |
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| use scientific research methodology |
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| use technical regulations for engineering problems |
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| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates |
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| confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze engineering design problems |
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| analyze scientific research data or investigative findings |
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| analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications |
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| conduct land surveys |
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| conduct plant location surveys |
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