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Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts
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Analyze, design, test, and evaluate network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), Internet, intranet, and other data communications systems. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning. Research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software. Includes telecommunications specialists who deal with the interfacing of computer and communications equipment. May supervise computer programmers.
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Degrees
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Abilities
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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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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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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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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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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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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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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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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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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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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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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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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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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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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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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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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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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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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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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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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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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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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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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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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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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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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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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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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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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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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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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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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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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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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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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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $65,890.00 |
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| North Carolina | $60,710.00 |
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| South Carolina | $45,860.00 |
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Related Careers
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Broadcast Technicians| | Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to transmit radio and television programs. Control audio equipment to regulate volume level and quality of sound during radio and television broadcasts. Operate radio transmitter to broadcast radio and television programs. |
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Computer Programmers| | Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites. |
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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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Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers| | Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines. |
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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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Police, Fire, & Ambulance Dispatchers| | Receive complaints from public concerning crimes and police emergencies. Broadcast orders to police patrol units in vicinity of complaint to investigate. Operate radio, telephone, or computer equipment to receive reports of fires and medical emergencies and relay information or orders to proper officials. |
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Radio Operators| | Receive and transmit communications using radiotelegraph or radiotelephone equipment in accordance with government regulations. May repair equipment. |
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Sound Engineering Technicians| | Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas, theater productions, recording studios, or movie and video productions. |
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Skills
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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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 Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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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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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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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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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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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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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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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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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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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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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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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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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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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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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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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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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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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Tasks
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| Maintain needed files by adding and deleting files on the network server and backing up files to guarantee their safety in the event of problems with the network. |
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| Monitor system performance and provide security measures, troubleshooting and maintenance as needed. |
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| Assist users to diagnose and solve data communication problems. |
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| Set up user accounts, regulating and monitoring file access to ensure confidentiality and proper use. |
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| Design and implement systems, network configurations, and network architecture, including hardware and software technology, site locations, and integration of technologies. |
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| Maintain the peripherals, such as printers, that are connected to the network. |
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| Identify areas of operation that need upgraded equipment such as modems, fiber optic cables, and telephone wires. |
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| Train users in use of equipment. |
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| Develop and write procedures for installation, use, and troubleshooting of communications hardware and software. |
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| Adapt and modify existing software to meet specific needs. |
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| Work with other engineers, systems analysts, programmers, technicians, scientists and top-level managers in the design, testing and evaluation of systems. |
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| Test and evaluate hardware and software to determine efficiency, reliability, and compatibility with existing system, and make purchase recommendations. |
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| Read technical manuals and brochures to determine which equipment meets establishment requirements. |
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| Consult customers, visit workplaces or conduct surveys to determine present and future user needs. |
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| Visit vendors, attend conferences or training and study technical journals to keep up with changes in technology. |
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Tools
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| Desktop computers |
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| Integrated services digital network ISDN testers |
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| Integrated services digital network ISDN analyzers |
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| Interferometers |
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| Optical spectrum analyzers |
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| Mainframe computers |
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| Multimeters |
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| Network multimeters |
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| Network analyzers |
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| Asynchronous transfer mode ATM analyzers |
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| Bit error rate BER testers |
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| Cable analyzers |
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| Cable qualification testers |
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| Link analyzers |
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| Local area network LAN analyzers |
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| Network connectivity testers |
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| Synchronous optical network SONET analyzers |
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| T-Birds |
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| Wide area network WAN analyzers |
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| Notebook computers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers |
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| Personal digital assistant PDAs |
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| Power meters |
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| Fiber optic power meters |
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| Protocol analyzers |
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| Reflectometers |
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| Time domain reflectometers |
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| Server load balancer |
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| Load balancers |
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Technology
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| Access software |
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| Access management software |
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| Accounting software |
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| Account management software |
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| Administration software |
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| Asset management software |
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| Cisco Systems CiscoWorks |
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| Citrix MetaFrame |
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| Element management software |
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| Lucent VitalSuite |
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| NetIQ software |
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| Network documentation software |
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| Simple network management protocol SNMP software |
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| SolarWinds software |
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| Analytical or scientific software |
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| Root cause analysis software |
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| Backup or archival software |
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| Backup and archival software |
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| Computer Associates ArcServ Backup |
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| System and data disaster recovery software |
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| Computer based training software |
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| Configuration management software |
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| Application management software |
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| Automated installation software |
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| Patch and upgrade management software |
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| Software distribution software |
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| Data base reporting software |
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| Network reporting software |
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| Data base user interface and query software |
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| Database software |
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| Development environment software |
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| Microsoft Visual Basic |
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| Electronic mail software |
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| Helpdesk or call center software |
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| Help desk software |
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| Ticket information tracking software |
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| Internet directory services software |
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| Domain name system DNS software |
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| Network monitoring software |
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| Compaq Insight Manager |
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| Discrete event simulation software |
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| Ethereal |
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| Ipswitch What's Up Gold |
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| Multi-router traffic grapher MRTG software |
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| Network and application load and performance testing software |
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| Network and component performance analysis software |
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| Network availability monitoring software |
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| Network modeling, mapping, and analysis software |
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| Network traffic flow monitoring and analysis software |
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| Network traffic probe software |
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| Online traffic calculator software |
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| Packet tracing software |
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| Symantec Intruder Alert |
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| Tcpdump software |
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| Network operating system enhancement software |
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| Network, server and operating system optimization software |
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| Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software |
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| Firewall software |
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| Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
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| Intrusion prevention system IPS software |
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| Network and system vulnerability assessment software |
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| Network intrusion detection software |
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| Risk assessment software |
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| Security incident management software |
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| Virtual local area network management software |
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| Object or component oriented development software |
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| Practical extraction and reporting language Perl |
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| Optical network management software |
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| Pattern design software |
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| Diagramming software |
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| Microsoft Visio |
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| Platform interconnectivity software |
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| Systems and applications migration software |
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| Presentation software |
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| Microsoft PowerPoint |
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| Program testing software |
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| Mercury Interactive LoadRunner |
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| Mercury Interactive WinRunner |
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| Segue SilkPerformer |
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| System testing software |
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| Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
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| Capacity planning software |
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| Network architecture design software |
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| Requirements management software |
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| Spreadsheet software |
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| Microsoft Excel |
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| Storage networking software |
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| Storage area network SAN software |
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| Transaction security and virus protection software |
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| CA eTrust |
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| Encryption software |
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| McAfee VirusScan |
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| Packet filter software |
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| Penetration testing software |
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| Ping software |
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| Virus scanning software |
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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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| check hardware or software to determine reliability |
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| configure computers in industrial or manufacturing setting |
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| implement computer system changes |
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| maintain client-server database |
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| operate computer networks |
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| program computers using existing software |
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| program mainframe computer |
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| resolve symbolic formulations in data processing applications |
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| test computer programs or systems |
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| test data communications hardware or software |
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| use computer application flow charts |
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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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| write computer software, programs, or code |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge |
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| follow data security procedures |
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| follow data storage procedures |
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| use computer networking technology |
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| use knowledge of mainframe computers |
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| use project management techniques |
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| Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships |
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| establish and maintain relationships with team members |
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| work as a team member |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization |
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| communicate technical information |
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| Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment |
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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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