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Engineering Managers
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Engineering Managers
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Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
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Degrees
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| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering |
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| Agricultural + Biological Engineering and Bioengineering |
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| Architectural Engineering |
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| Architecture (BArch, BA + BS, MArch, MA + MS, PhD) |
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| Biomedical + Medical Engineering |
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| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering |
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| Chemical Engineering |
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| City + Urban, Community and Regional Planning |
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| Civil Engineering, General |
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| Civil Engineering, Other |
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| Computer Engineering, General |
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| Computer Engineering, Other |
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| Computer Software Engineering |
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| Construction Engineering |
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| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering |
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| Engineering Mechanics |
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| Engineering Physics |
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| Engineering Science |
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| Engineering, General |
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| Engineering, Other |
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| Environmental + Environmental Health Engineering |
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| Environmental Design + Architecture |
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| Forest Engineering |
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| Geological + Geophysical Engineering |
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| Geotechnical Engineering |
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| Industrial Engineering |
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| Interior Architecture |
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| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) |
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| Manufacturing Engineering |
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| Materials Engineering |
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| Materials Science |
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| Mechanical Engineering |
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| Metallurgical Engineering |
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| Mining and Mineral Engineering |
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| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
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| Nuclear Engineering |
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| Ocean Engineering |
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| Petroleum Engineering |
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| Polymer + Plastics Engineering |
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| Structural Engineering |
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| Systems Engineering |
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| Textile Sciences and Engineering |
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| Transportation and Highway Engineering |
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| Water Resources Engineering |
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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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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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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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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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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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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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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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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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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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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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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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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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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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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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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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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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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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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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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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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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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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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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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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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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Interests
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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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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-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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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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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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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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Third Interest High-Point| | Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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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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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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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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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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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $107,260.00 |
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| Massachusetts | $111,100.00 |
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| New Hampshire | $100,210.00 |
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| North Carolina | $90,180.00 |
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| South Carolina | $87,630.00 |
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Related Careers
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Aerospace Engineers| | Perform a variety of engineering work in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques. |
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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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Industrial Safety & Health Engineers| | Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions. |
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Marine Architects| | Design and oversee construction and repair of marine craft and floating structures such as ships, barges, tugs, dredges, submarines, torpedoes, floats, and buoys. May confer with marine engineers. |
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Marine Engineers| | Design, develop, and take responsibility for the installation of ship machinery and related equipment including propulsion machines and power supply systems. |
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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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Nuclear Engineers| | Conduct research on nuclear engineering problems or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal. |
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Petroleum Engineers| | Devise methods to improve oil and gas well production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice to achieve economical and satisfactory progress. |
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Skills
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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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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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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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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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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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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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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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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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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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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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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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 Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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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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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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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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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Tasks
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| Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures. |
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| Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities. |
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| Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects. |
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| Administer highway planning, construction, and maintenance. |
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| Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment. |
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| Direct, review, and approve product design and changes. |
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| Recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence. |
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| Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and direct the negotiation of research contracts. |
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| Direct the engineering of water control, treatment, and distribution projects. |
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| Plan, direct, and coordinate survey work with other staff activities, certifying survey work, and writing land legal descriptions. |
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| Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service, laboratory or firm. |
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| Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services. |
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| Review and recommend or approve contracts and cost estimates. |
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| Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to clients. |
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| Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications. |
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| Confer with and report to officials and the public to provide information and solicit support for projects. |
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| Set scientific and technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management. |
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Tools
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| Desktop computers |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs |
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| Scanners |
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| Tablet computers |
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Technology
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| Analytical or scientific software |
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| HEC RAS |
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| HEC-1 |
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| Water surface pressure gradient WSPG software |
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| Calendar and scheduling software |
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| Maintenance scheduling software |
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| Scheduling software |
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| Computer aided design CAD software |
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| Autodesk AutoCAD |
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| Drawing and drafting software |
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| Hewlett Packard SolidDesigner |
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| Pro-E CAD software |
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| SolidWorks CAD |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Database software |
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| Structured query language SQL |
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| Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
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| Made2Manage software |
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| Industrial control software |
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| RTA Fleet Management |
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| Internet browser software |
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| Web browser software |
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| Inventory management software |
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| Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software |
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| LSA Visual Easy Lean |
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| Office suite software |
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| Microsoft Office |
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| Project management software |
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| Realization Project Flow |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Microsoft Excel |
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| Time accounting software |
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| Kronos Workforce Timekeeper |
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| Word processing software |
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| Microsoft Word |
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Career Activities
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| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates |
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| conduct or attend staff meetings |
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| confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel |
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| Making Decisions and Solving Problems |
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| approve product design or changes |
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| determine project methods and procedures |
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| make decisions |
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| resolve engineering or science problems |
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| use intuitive judgment for engineering analyses |
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| Getting Information |
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| read blueprints |
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| read schematics |
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| read technical drawings |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow data security procedures |
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| use facility management techniques |
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| use knowledge of water systems |
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| use long or short term production planning techniques |
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| use negotiation techniques |
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| use pollution control techniques |
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| use project management techniques |
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| use scientific research methodology |
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| use technical regulations for engineering problems |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand engineering data or reports |
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| understand technical operating, service or repair manuals |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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| coordinate employee continuing education programs |
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| coordinate engineering project activities |
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| direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff |
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| direct and coordinate civil engineering projects |
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| direct and coordinate construction of mine shafts or tunnels |
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| direct geological surveys |
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| manage contracts |
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| oversee execution of organizational or program policies |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| advise clients or customers |
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| advise clients regarding engineering problems |
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| Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work |
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| plan testing of engineering methods |
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| Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings |
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| monitor facilities or equipment |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze market conditions |
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