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Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers
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Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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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 Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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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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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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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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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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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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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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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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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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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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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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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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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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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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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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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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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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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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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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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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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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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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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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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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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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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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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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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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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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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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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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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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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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Second Interest High-Point| | Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness |
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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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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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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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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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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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History and Archeology| | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $82,220.00 |
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| North Carolina | $58,560.00 |
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| South Carolina | $66,240.00 |
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Related Careers
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors| | Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances. |
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Fire Inspectors| | Inspect buildings and equipment to detect fire hazards and enforce state and local regulations. |
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Fire Investigators| | Conduct investigations to determine causes of fires and explosions. |
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office & Administrative Support Workers| | Supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers. |
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Fish & Game Wardens| | Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data. |
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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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Occupational Health & Safety Specialists| | Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector. |
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Skills
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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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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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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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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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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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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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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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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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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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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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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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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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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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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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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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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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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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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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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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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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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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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Tasks
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| Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems. |
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| Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials. |
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| Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques, and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance. |
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| Prepare and write reports detailing specific fire prevention and protection issues such as work performed and proposed review schedules. |
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| Determine causes of fires, and ways in which they could have been prevented. |
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| Direct the purchase, modification, installation, maintenance, and operation of fire protection systems. |
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| Consult with authorities to discuss safety regulations and to recommend changes as necessary. |
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| Develop plans for the prevention of destruction by fire, wind, and water. |
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| Study the relationships between ignition sources and materials to determine how fires start. |
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| Attend workshops, seminars, or conferences to present or obtain information regarding fire prevention and protection. |
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| Develop training materials, and conduct training sessions on fire protection. |
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| Evaluate fire department performance and the laws and regulations affecting fire prevention or fire safety. |
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| Conduct research on fire retardants and the fire safety of materials and devices. |
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Tools
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| Air samplers or collectors |
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| Sampling probes |
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| Calorimeters |
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| Cone calorimeters |
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| Furniture calorimeters |
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| Intermediate scale calorimeters |
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| Oxygen depletion calorimeters |
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| Room calorimeters |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Digital cameras |
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| Dissolved oxygen meters |
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| Oxygen meters |
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| Fiber sensors |
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| Silica-carbide fiber sensors |
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| Flow transmitters |
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| Mass flow controllers |
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| Fume hoods or cupboards |
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| Collection hoods |
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| Gas burners |
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| Counter-flow slot burners CSB |
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| Methane burners |
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| Propane diffusion flame burners |
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| Heat sinks |
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| Laboratory box furnaces |
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| Flame spread testers |
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| Flammability testers |
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| Smoke density testers |
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| Laboratory heaters |
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| Radiant heaters |
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| Lasers |
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| Helium-neon lasers |
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| Loadcells |
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| Load cells |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Orifice plate |
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| Orifice-plate flowmeters |
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| Oxygen gas analyzers |
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| Oxygen analyzers |
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| Photo tubes |
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| Photoelectric cells |
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| Photosensitive diodes |
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| Silicon photodiodes |
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| Thermocouples |
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| Tube furnaces |
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| Steiner tunnel furnaces |
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Technology
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| Administration software |
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| Network flow modeling software |
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| Analytical or scientific software |
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| A Large Outdoor Fire plume Trajectory model Flat Terrain ALOFT-FT software |
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| Analysis of Smoke Control Systems ASCOS software |
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| ANSYS software |
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| Atria smoke management engineering tools ASMET software |
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| Available Safe Egress Time ASET software |
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| Berkeley Algorithm for Breaking Window Glass in a Compartment Fire BREAK1 software |
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| Building Research Establishment BRE Jasmine |
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| CESARE Risk software |
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| Computational fluid dynamics CFD software |
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| Consolidated compartment fire model CCFM software |
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| Consolidated fire and smoke transport model CFAST |
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| Crows Dynamics Simulex |
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| Data acquisition software |
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| Detector Actuation Quasi Steady DETACT-QS |
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| Egress Allsafe |
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| Egress EVACS |
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| Egress EXITT |
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| Elevator evacuation ELVAC software |
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| Evacuation modeling software |
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| Finite element method FEM software |
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| Fire dynamics simulators |
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| Fire Protection Engineering Tools FPETool software |
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| Fire Response of Structures Thermal FIRES-T software |
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| Fire Simulation Technique FIRST software |
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| FIRECALC fire zone modeling software |
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| Fluent FloWizard |
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| Human modeling software |
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| Interconsult Brann G-JET |
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| JET |
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| Large eddy simulation LES software |
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| Link actuated vents LAVENT software |
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| Load-bearing analysis software |
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| Mean time to failure MTTF software |
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| Simulation of fires in enclosures SOFIE software |
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| Zone modeling software |
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| Computer aided design CAD software |
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| Computational Dynamics STAR-CD |
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Career Activities
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow safe waste disposal procedures |
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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 government regulations |
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| use hazardous materials information |
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| use pollution control techniques |
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| use scientific research methodology |
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| use technical information in manufacturing or industrial activities |
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| use technical regulations for engineering problems |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards |
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| adhere to safety procedures |
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| conduct fire hazard inspections |
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| evaluate governmental regulations or laws |
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| inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance |
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| perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting |
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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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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| communicate technical information |
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| make presentations |
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| Making Decisions and Solving Problems |
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| resolve engineering or science problems |
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| use intuitive judgment for engineering analyses |
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| Analyzing Data or Information |
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| analyze effectiveness of safety systems or procedures |
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| analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications |
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| determine fire causes |
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| evaluate engineering data |
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| evaluate manufacturing or processing systems |
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| Thinking Creatively |
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| design electronic equipment |
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| Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment |
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| write product performance requirements |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others |
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| advise clients regarding engineering problems |
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| recommend action to ensure compliance |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others |
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| direct and coordinate fire prevention and suppression activities |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others |
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| explain complex mathematical information |
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| Documenting/Recording Information |
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| record test results, test procedures, or inspection data |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |
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| understand engineering data or reports |
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| Training and Teaching Others |
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| conduct training for personnel |
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| Performing Administrative Activities |
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| prepare technical reports or related documentation |
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| Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment |
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| test equipment as part of engineering projects or processes |
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Career Context
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| Electronic Mail |
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| Telephone |
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| Face-to-Face Discussions |
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| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled |
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| Letters and Memos |
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| Contact With Others |
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| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate |
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| Work With Work Group or Team |
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| Deal With External Customers |
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| Freedom to Make Decisions |
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| Spend Time Sitting |
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| Time Pressure |
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| Structured versus Unstructured Work |
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| Frequency of Conflict Situations |
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| Responsible for Others' Health and Safety |
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| Consequence of Error |
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| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment |
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| Level of Competition |
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| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets |
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