Technical Writers skills

Skill importance

  • Writing4.9
  • Reading Comprehension4.1
  • Active Listening3.8
  • Speaking3.8
  • Critical Thinking3.6
  • Active Learning3.3
  • Time Management3.1
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.1
  • Coordination3.0
  • Monitoring3.0
  • Persuasion2.9
  • Social Perceptiveness2.8
  • Complex Problem Solving2.8
  • Negotiation2.6
  • Operations Analysis2.5
  • Learning Strategies2.5
  • Instructing2.5
  • Systems Analysis2.4
  • Quality Control Analysis2.3
  • Service Orientation2.1
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.1
  • Systems Evaluation1.9
  • Mathematics1.6
  • Management of Material Resources1.6
  • Operations Monitoring1.5
  • Management of Financial Resources1.4
  • Programming1.4
  • Technology Design1.4
  • Science1.3
  • Troubleshooting1.1
  • Equipment Selection1.0
  • Repairing1.0
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0
  • Operation and Control1.0
  • Installation1.0

Skill gap check

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

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Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Writing4.95.0Not selected5.0
Reading Comprehension4.14.9Not selected4.9
Active Listening3.83.9Not selected3.9
Speaking3.83.8Not selected3.8
Critical Thinking3.63.9Not selected3.9
Active Learning3.33.6Not selected3.6
Time Management3.13.0Not selected3.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.13.0Not selected3.0
Coordination3.03.0Not selected3.0
Monitoring3.03.0Not selected3.0

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.