1

Short demonstration only.

2

Up to and including 30 days.

3

Up to and including 3 months

4

Up to and including 6 months.

5

Up to and including 1 year.

6

Up to and including 2 years.

7

Up to and including 4 years.

8

Up to and including 10 years.

9

Over 10 years.

Reasoning :Your ability to apply knowledge and logical principles to solve general problems.

6

Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.  Deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases.  Deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.  Apprehend the most abstruse classes of concepts.

5

Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.  Deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

4

Apply principles of rational systems (e.g., bookkeeping, internal combustion engines, electric wiring systems, house building, nursing, farm management and navigation) to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral, diagrammatic or schedule form.

3

Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.  Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

2

Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations.

1

Apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions. Deal with standardized situations with one or no variables, in or from these situations encounte#3661A2 on the job.

Mathematics : Your ability to apply mathematical principles to solve problems ranging from simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of small numbers to advanced calculus, modern algebra and statistics.

6

Apply mathematical principles to solve problems using advanced calculus, modern algebra and complex statistical methods.

5

Apply mathematical principles to solve problems using analytical geometry, algebra (linear-quadratic equations), and common statistical methods.

4

Apply mathematical principles to solve problems using algebra (solutions of equations), plane and solid geometry and shop math.

3

Apply mathematical principles to compute discounts, interest, profit and loss; calculate surfaces, volume, weights ad measures; calculate plane and solid figures, calculate variables and formulas.

2

Add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure; compute ratio, rate and percent.

1

Add and subtract tow-digit numbers; multiply and divide 10s and 100s by 2, 3, 4, and 5; perform operations with units such as cup, pint, quart, inch, foot, yard, ounce and pound

Language :Your ability to use language ranging from simple reading, writing and speaking tasks to complex tasks in these areas including reading and writing books, plays, 

6

Read literature, books, plays, scientific and technical journals; write novels, plays, editorials, journals and manuals; understand and practice the theory, principles, and methods of effective and persuasive speaking, phonetics, discussion and debate.

5

Read literature, books, plays, scientific and technical journals; write novels, plays, editorials, journals and manuals; understand and practice the theory, principles, and methods of effective and persuasive speaking, phonetics, discussion and debate.

4

Read novels, poems, newspapers, dictionaries and encyclopedias; prepare business letters and reports using prescribed formats and correct punctuation, grammar, diction and style; participate in panel discussions, plays and debates.

3

Read novels, magazines, atlases, shop instructions for tools and equipment; write reports and essays using proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar; speak before audience with poise, confidence, voice control, using correct English.

2

Read adventure stories, comic books, instructions for assembling model cars and airplanes; write compound and complex sentences in cursive style using correct end punctuation, adjectives ad adverbs; speak clearly and distinctly with appropriate pauses and emphasis using correct pronunciation, variation in word order and correct tenses.

1

Read at rate of 95-120 words per minute and compare similarities and differences between words and series of numbers; print simple sentences with subject, verb, and object; speak in simple sentences, using normal word order and present and past tense.

General Learning Ability:  The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.  Closely related to doing well in school.

1

Conduct research; diagnose diseases; write original plays; coordinate activities of radio and television studio and control room personnel,

2

Render general nursing care to patients in a hospital; buy and sell property for clients on a commission basis; draw topographical maps from source data; prepare bodies for interment.

3

Take dictation and transcribe using a typewriter; repair electrical equipment; drive truck over an established route; provide beauty services for customers.

4

Assist in care of hospital patients under direction of nursing staff; make women’s garments, such as dresses, from customer specifications; feed or remove metal stock from automatic fabricating machines.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ

Verbal:  The ability to understand the meaning of words and to use them effectively.  The ability to comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand the meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs.

1

Read complex technical material, write complex editorials, present legal arguments, review literary materials.

2

Read business material, teach at secondary school level or higher, interview job applicants, understand contracts.

3

Proofread printed copy, type letters and reports, perform on-the-job training, conduct tours.

4

Perform retail sales, read recipes, understand oral or written assembly instructions.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ

Numerical : The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.

1

Use algebra, calculus, analytical geometry, specialized engineering math formulas.

2

Perform advanced business math, do accounting, prepare plans for architectural features of buildings, solve standard formulas.

3

Compute costs of materials, measure parts using micrometers, perform shop math, measure chemicals.

4

Perform simple measurements, use recipes, post business figures, or count and record items.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ.

Spatial : The ability to think visually of geometric forms and to comprehend the two-dimensional representation of three-dimensional objects.  The ability to recognize the relationships resulting from the movement of objects in space.

1

Read x-rays, design offices and homes, draw illustrations for publications.

2

Read blueprints and circuit diagrams, create and design wearing apparel, plan equipment layout.

3

Operate cranes, adjust printing press alignment, install electrical wiring, pack cargo areas.

4

Inspect mechanical assemblies, press clothing, operate forklift.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ.

Form Perception: The ability to perceive detail in objects or in pictorial or graphic material.  Ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and se slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines.

1

Perceive details in grain size and pattern in diamonds, compare microscopic samples using microscope.

2

Compare production items to blueprints, perform commercial photography, read and write shorthand.

3

Grade vegetable products, inspect watches and clocks, perform meat cutting.

4

Buff or polish production parts, pack produce, inspect furniture, perform welding.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ

Clerical Perception: The ability to perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material.  Ability to observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation.  A measure of speed of perception is requi#3661A2 in many industrial jobs even when the job does not have verbal or numerical content.

1

Proofread printed material, perform complex scientific calculations, create flow charts from tabular data.

2

Type letters and reports, post accounting data, compute payrolls.

3

Operate switchboard, accurately perceive numbers to read blueprints and wiring diagrams, operate cash register fill out requisitions, prepare sales slips.

4

Read measuring instruments, gauges and meters, sort mail, read and record inventory numbers.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ

Motor Coordination: The ability to coordinate eyes and hands or fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed.  Ability to make a movement response accurately and swiftly.

1

No illustrations in RHAJ.

2

Operate cash register, type by “touch,” sketch and draw, cut and style hair.

3

Perform mechanical assembly, operate forklift, cut and trim meat, plaster walls.

4

Press garments, do hand sewing, pick produce, sweep and mop floors.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ.

Finger Dexterity:  The ability to move the fingers and manipulate smalo objects with the fingers rapidly or accurately.

1

Play piano or organ at professional level, perform surgery.

2

Repair watches, perform engraving, assemble electronic prototypes.

3

Perform architectural drawing, take dictation, perform electrical wiring.

4

Stock shelves, perform hand sewing, operate machine control panels.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ

Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and skillfully.  Ability to work with the hands in placing and turning motions.

1

No illustrations in RHAJ.

2

Juggle at professional level, play the violin at professional level, cut and trim meat, solder on a production line.

3

Sort mail into slots, thread and operate sewing machine, provide care for hospital patients.

4

Pick produce, sort and fold laundry, perform minor plumbing or electrical repairs.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ.

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: The ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli.

1

Perform gymnastics, pilot experimental aircraft, play drums.

2

Operate cranes, perform steel work above ground repair or paint antenna towers.

3

Drive motor vehicles with a clutch, serve food on an airplane, unload ship cargoes.

4

Operate pressing machine, use foot-operated transcribing or crimping machine.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ

Color Discrimination:  The ability to match or discriminate between colors in terms of hue, saturation, and brilliance.  Ability to identify a particular color or color combination from memory and to perceive contrasting color combinations.

1

Paint portraits, makeup actors and actresses, reweave oriental rugs.

2

Mix house paint to exact color, perform interior decorating, provide beauty services.

3

Grade and sort leather, sort produce, select fabric for upholstery repair.

4

Lay colored tile, inspect meats for quality, inspect furniture.

5

No illustrations in RHAJ