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Computer Security Specialists
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Computer Security Specialists
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Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures for information systems to regulate access to computer data files and prevent unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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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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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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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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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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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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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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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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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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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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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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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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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Rate Control| | 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. |
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Interests
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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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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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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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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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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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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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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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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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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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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 | $64,540.00 |
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| North Carolina | $57,010.00 |
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| South Carolina | $49,950.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $50,680.00 |
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Related Careers
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Computer Support Specialists| | Provide technical assistance to computer system users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone or from remote location. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems. |
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Computer Systems Analysts| | Analyze science, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application to electronic data processing systems. Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software. May supervise computer programmers. |
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Desktop Publishers| | Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material. |
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Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment| | Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas. |
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Numerical Tool & Process Control Programmers| | Develop programs to control machining or processing of parts by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. |
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Skills
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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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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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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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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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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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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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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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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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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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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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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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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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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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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Tasks
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| Train users and promote security awareness to ensure system security and to improve server and network efficiency. |
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| Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs. |
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| Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes. |
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| Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems. |
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| Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status. |
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| Coordinate implementation of computer system plan with establishment personnel and outside vendors. |
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| Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files. |
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| Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures. |
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| Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers. |
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| Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests. |
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| Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated. |
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| Maintain permanent fleet cryptologic and carry-on direct support systems required in special land, sea surface and subsurface operations. |
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Tools
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| Desktop computers |
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| Mainframe computers |
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| Network analyzers |
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| Local area network LAN analyzers |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Protocol analyzers |
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Technology
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| Access software |
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| Access management software |
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| IBM Tivoli Access Management TAM |
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| Authentication server software |
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| Akoura SmartToken |
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| Diameter |
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| IBM Tivoli Identity Management TIM |
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| Password management software |
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| Remote authentication dial-in user service RADIUS software |
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| Backup or archival software |
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| Backup and archival software |
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| System and data disaster recovery software |
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| Configuration management software |
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| Automated installation software |
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| Patch and update management software |
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| Desktop communications software |
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| Secure shell SSH software |
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| Development environment software |
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| C |
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| Extensible markup language XML |
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| Electronic mail software |
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| Filesystem software |
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| Computer forensic software |
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| Internet directory services software |
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| Active directory software |
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| Berkeley Internet Domain Name BIND software |
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| Domain name system DNS software |
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| Network directory services software |
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| License management software |
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| Network monitoring software |
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| Automated audit trail analysis software |
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| Automated media tracking software |
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| Cisco Systems CiscoWorks |
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| Hewlett Packard OpenView |
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| Integrity verification software |
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| Keystroke monitoring software |
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| Network, hardware, and software auditing software |
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| Quest BigBrother |
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| Sun Microsystems NetManage |
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| System testing software |
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| Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software |
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| Cryptographic key management software |
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| Firewall software |
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| Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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| Auditing software |
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| Intrusion detection system IDS software |
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| Intrusion prevention system IPS software |
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| Network and system vulnerability assessment software |
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| Security incident management software |
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| Snort intrusion detection technology |
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| Object or component oriented development software |
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| C++ |
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| Practical extraction and reporting language Perl |
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| Python |
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| Point of sale POS software |
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| Smart card management software |
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| Program testing software |
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| Conformance and validation testing software |
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| Project management software |
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| Microsoft Project |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Microsoft Excel |
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| Transaction security and virus protection software |
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| Anti-phishing software |
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| Anti-spyware software |
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| Anti-Trojan software |
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| End-to-end encryption software |
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| Honeypot |
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| Link encryption software |
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| McAfee VirusScan |
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| Password cracker software |
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| Penetration testing software |
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| Ping software |
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| Program checksumming software |
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| Root kit detection software |
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| Safeguard Systems software |
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| Secure internet filtering software |
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| Security risk assessment software |
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| Stack smashing protection SSP software |
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| Symantec Corporation Norton Antivirus |
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| Virus scanning software |
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| Web platform development software |
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| Hypertext markup language HTML |
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| Word processing software |
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| Microsoft Word |
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Career Activities
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| Interacting With Computers |
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| adjust computer operation system |
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| conduct computer diagnostics to determine nature of problems |
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| revise or correct errors in computer programs, software, or systems |
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| test computer programs or systems |
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| use computers to enter, access or retrieve data |
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| use spreadsheet software |
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| use word processing or desktop publishing software |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow confidentiality procedures |
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| follow data security procedures |
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| use interpersonal communication techniques |
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| use knowledge of investigation techniques |
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| Making Decisions and Solving Problems |
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| identify appropriate software for project |
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| Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work |
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| plan computer security measures |
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| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates |
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| confer with personnel to discuss security violations or programming |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| communicate technical information |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| provide technical support to computer users |
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| Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment |
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| install electronic equipment, components, or systems |
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| install security measures |
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| maintain or repair computers or related equipment |
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| perform minor repairs to hardware, software, or peripheral equipment |
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| Getting Information |
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| obtain information from individuals |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| evaluate computer system user requests or requirements |
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| Controlling Machines and Processes |
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| use precision tools in electronics repair |
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| Developing Objectives and Strategies |
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| develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards |
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| Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings |
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| monitor use of computer data files to safeguard information |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others |
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| prepare instruction manuals |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand computer equipment operating manuals |
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| understand technical information for electronic repair work |
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| Training and Teaching Others |
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| train workers in use of computer and related equipment |
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Career Context
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Telephone |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Frequency of Decision Making |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks |
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| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions |
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| Coordinate or Lead Others |
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| Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable |
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| Physical Proximity |
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| Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People |
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| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls |
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| Degree of Automation |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Responsibility for Outcomes and Results |
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Career Styles
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Integrity| | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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Initiative| | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Dependability| | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Persistence| | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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