| Importance |
Knowledge |
Knowledge Description |
| 98 |
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. |
| 93 |
English Language |
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including
the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
| 74 |
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. |
| 74 |
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. |
| 73 |
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. |
| 63 |
Computers and Electronics |
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and
computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| 49 |
Administrative |
Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as
word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription,
designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
| 44 |
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. |
| 44 |
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. |
| 41 |
Sociology and Anthropology |
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences,
human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins. |
| 39 |
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. |
| 33 |
Economics and Accounting |
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the
financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
| 31 |
Mathematics |
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and
their applications. |
| 31 |
Law and Government |
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government
regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political
process. |
| 31 |
Telecommunications |
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and
operation of telecommunications systems. |
| 30 |
Design |
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in
production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
| 30 |
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. |
| 23 |
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. |
| 22 |
Production and Processing |
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs,
and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and
distribution of goods. |
| 22 |
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. |
| 21 |
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. |
| 18 |
History and Archeology |
Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects
on civilizations and cultures. |
| 14 |
Fine Arts |
Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and
perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. |
| 11 |
Transportation |
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air,
rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
| 8 |
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. |
| 7 |
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. |
| 5 |
Biology |
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions,
interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
| 4 |
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. |
| 2 |
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. |
| 2 |
Mechanical |
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair,
and maintenance. |
| 1 |
Food Production |
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and
harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including
storage/handling techniques. |
| 1 |
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. |
| 1 |
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. |