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Job Activities	Abilities	Job Conditions	Work Satisfaction	Education/Training

Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Singers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.
		Importance*	More Info
1.	Hearing Sensitivity	85
2.	Memorization	70
3.	Written Comprehension	60
	Oral Comprehension	60
5.	Speech Clarity	55
	Auditory Attention	55
	Originality	55
	Oral Expression	55
9.	Selective Attention	50
* Importance out of 100 Score Key Importance for success in this profession Level of proficiency needed

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Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

Notice when a watch alarm goes off	Diagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its sound	Tune an orchestra

Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one	Recite the first names of the five people you just met	Recite the Gettysburg Address after studying it for 15 minutes

Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Understand signs on the highway	Understand an apartment lease	Understand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems

Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Understand a television commercial	Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport	Understand a lecture on advanced physics

Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Call numbers in a bingo game	Make announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports event	Give a lecture to a large audience

Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking	Listen for your flight announcement at a busy airport	Listen to instructions from a coworker in a noisy saw mill

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.

Use a credit card to open a locked door	Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees	Invent a new type of man-made fiber

Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Cancel newspaper delivery by phone	Give instructions to a lost motorist	Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen

Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby	Monitor security TV screens for intruders throughout the night shift	Study a technical manual in a noisy boiler room