Arm-Hand Steadiness
Ability
Occupations requiring this ability
- Gem and Diamond Workers5.25
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons5.00
- Dentists, General4.62
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric4.38
- Watch and Clock Repairers4.12
- Sewers, Hand4.12
- Upholsterers4.12
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians4.12
- Craft Artists4.00
- Prosthodontists4.00
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists4.00
- Surgical Assistants4.00
- Embalmers4.00
- Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance4.00
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners4.00
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders4.00
- Etchers and Engravers4.00
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing4.00
- Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers4.00
- Potters, Manufacturing4.00
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians3.88
- Robotics Technicians3.88
- Orthodontists3.88
- Veterinarians3.88
- Anesthesiologists3.88
- Urologists3.88
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists3.88
- Surgical Technologists3.88
- Phlebotomists3.88
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers3.88
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters3.88
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers3.88
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers3.88
- Patternmakers, Wood3.88
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators3.75
- Dermatologists3.75
- Dental Hygienists3.75
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists3.75
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles3.75
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians3.75
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians3.75
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers3.75
- Locksmiths and Safe Repairers3.75
- Sewing Machine Operators3.75
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.75
- Model Makers, Wood3.75
- Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand3.75
- Dental Laboratory Technicians3.75
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers3.75
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.62
- Optometrists3.62
- Registered Nurses3.62
- Critical Care Nurses3.62
- Cytotechnologists3.62
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians3.62
- Midwives3.62
- Firefighters3.62
- Carpenters3.62
- Motorcycle Mechanics3.62
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers3.62
- Home Appliance Repairers3.62
- Commercial Divers3.62
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers3.62
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.62
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters3.62
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers3.62
- Microbiologists3.50
- Anesthesiologist Assistants3.50
- Radiation Therapists3.50
- Emergency Medicine Physicians3.50
- Histology Technicians3.50
- Barbers3.50
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters3.50
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers3.50
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.50
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics3.50
- Rail Car Repairers3.50
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.50
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic3.50
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers3.50
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers3.50
- Medical Appliance Technicians3.50
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers3.50
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators3.50
- Museum Technicians and Conservators3.38
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians3.38
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists3.38
- Dental Assistants3.38
- Endoscopy Technicians3.38
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians3.38
- Rock Splitters, Quarry3.38
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics3.38
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons3.38
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers3.38
- Medical Equipment Repairers3.38
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians3.38
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers3.38
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers3.38
- Machinists3.38
- Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials3.38
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders3.38
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians3.38
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers3.25
- Physicians, Pathologists3.25
- Sports Medicine Physicians3.25
- Histotechnologists3.25
- Orthotists and Prosthetists3.25
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners3.25
- Skincare Specialists3.25
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse3.25
- Fishing and Hunting Workers3.25
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators3.25
- Glaziers3.25
- Helpers--Electricians3.25
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers3.25
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining3.25
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers3.25
- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers3.25
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers3.25
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment3.25
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay3.25
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers3.25
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists3.25
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines3.25
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery3.25
- Millwrights3.25
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3.25
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers3.25
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators3.25
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers3.25
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.25
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic3.25
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.25
- Tool and Die Makers3.25
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic3.25
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners3.25
- Print Binding and Finishing Workers3.25
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders3.25
- Biofuels Processing Technicians3.25
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.25
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.25
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels3.25
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers3.25
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers3.25
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas3.13
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer3.12
- Nanosystems Engineers3.12
- Photonics Technicians3.12
- Forest and Conservation Technicians3.12
- Forensic Science Technicians3.12
- Athletes and Sports Competitors3.12
- Audio and Video Technicians3.12
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film3.12
- Podiatrists3.12
- Respiratory Therapists3.12
- Nurse Anesthetists3.12
- Nurse Midwives3.12
- Acupuncturists3.12
- Cytogenetic Technologists3.12
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.12
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians3.12
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.12
- Hearing Aid Specialists3.12
- Massage Therapists3.12
- Medical Equipment Preparers3.12
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers3.12
- Manicurists and Pedicurists3.12
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals3.12
- Logging Equipment Operators3.12
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons3.12
- Carpet Installers3.12
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers3.12
- Construction Laborers3.12
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers3.12
- Electricians3.12
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical3.12
- Paperhangers3.12
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.12
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers3.12
- Roofers3.12
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers3.12
- Segmental Pavers3.12
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining3.12
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas3.12
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators3.12
- Roof Bolters, Mining3.12
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas3.12
- Helpers--Extraction Workers3.12
- Avionics Technicians3.12
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers3.12
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics3.12
- Bicycle Repairers3.12
- Mechanical Door Repairers3.12
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.12
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers3.12
- Geothermal Technicians3.12
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers3.12
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers3.12
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers3.12
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters3.12
- Butchers and Meat Cutters3.12
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders3.12
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders3.12
- Pourers and Casters, Metal3.12
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers3.12
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Printing Press Operators3.12
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers3.12
- Furniture Finishers3.12
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood3.12
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing3.12
- Chemical Plant and System Operators3.12
- Cutters and Trimmers, Hand3.12
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders3.12
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Tire Builders3.12
- Helpers--Production Workers3.12
- Commercial Pilots3.12
- Sailors and Marine Oilers3.12
- Ship Engineers3.12
- Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation3.12
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders3.12
- Crane and Tower Operators3.12
- Dredge Operators3.12
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators3.12
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers3.12
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders3.12
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers3.00
- Food Service Managers3.00
- Coroners3.00
- Surveyors3.00
- Fuel Cell Engineers3.00
- Microsystems Engineers3.00
- Photonics Engineers3.00
- Robotics Engineers3.00
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Automotive Engineering Technicians3.00
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists3.00
- Chemists3.00
- Agricultural Technicians3.00
- Biological Technicians3.00
- Chemical Technicians3.00
- Nuclear Monitoring Technicians3.00
- Quality Control Analysts3.00
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists3.00
- Floral Designers3.00
- Sound Engineering Technicians3.00
- Photographers3.00
- Chiropractors3.00
- Physician Assistants3.00
- Physical Therapists3.00
- Recreational Therapists3.00
- Music Therapists3.00
- Nurse Practitioners3.00
- Audiologists3.00
- Radiologists3.00
- Orthoptists3.00
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians3.00
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers3.00
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.00
- Pharmacy Technicians3.00
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3.00
- Opticians, Dispensing3.00
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists3.00
- Home Health Aides3.00
- Nursing Assistants3.00
- Physical Therapist Assistants3.00
- Medical Assistants3.00
- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.00
- Correctional Officers and Jailers3.00
- Police Identification and Records Officers3.00
- Animal Control Workers3.00
- Chefs and Head Cooks3.00
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3.00
- Cooks, Private Household3.00
- Cooks, Restaurant3.00
- Bartenders3.00
- Dishwashers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.00
- Costume Attendants3.00
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers3.00
- Animal Breeders3.00
- Forest and Conservation Workers3.00
- Fallers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers3.00
- Solar Energy Installation Managers3.00
- Boilermakers3.00
- Stonemasons3.00
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles3.00
- Tile and Stone Setters3.00
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers3.00
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators3.00
- Tapers3.00
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance3.00
- Pipelayers3.00
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons3.00
- Sheet Metal Workers3.00
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers3.00
- Helpers--Carpenters3.00
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.00
- Highway Maintenance Workers3.00
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators3.00
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners3.00
- Weatherization Installers and Technicians3.00
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas3.00
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.00
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers3.00
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers3.00
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians3.00
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians3.00
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers3.00
- Riggers3.00
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers3.00
- Team Assemblers3.00
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers3.00
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Prepress Technicians and Workers3.00
- Power Plant Operators3.00
- Biomass Plant Technicians3.00
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians3.00
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators3.00
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators3.00
- Gas Plant Operators3.00
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers3.00
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders3.00
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders3.00
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers3.00
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.00
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders3.00
- Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders3.00
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders3.00
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic3.00
- Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians3.00
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3.00
- Locomotive Engineers3.00
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers3.00
- Motorboat Operators3.00
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants3.00
- Aviation Inspectors3.00
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3.00
- Geodetic Surveyors2.88
- Biochemists and Biophysicists2.88
- Foresters2.88
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health2.88
- Nuclear Technicians2.88
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary2.88
- Special Effects Artists and Animators2.88
- Pharmacists2.88
- Occupational Therapists2.88
- Art Therapists2.88
- Clinical Nurse Specialists2.88
- Family Medicine Physicians2.88
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians2.88
- Dietetic Technicians2.88
- Athletic Trainers2.88
- Occupational Therapy Assistants2.88
- Transit and Railroad Police2.88
- Transportation Security Screeners2.88
- Cooks, Short Order2.88
- Baristas2.88
- Pest Control Workers2.88
- Motion Picture Projectionists2.88
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors2.88
- Parts Salespersons2.88
- Postal Service Mail Carriers2.88
- Office Machine Operators, Except Computer2.88
- Agricultural Equipment Operators2.88
- Floor Sanders and Finishers2.88
- Pile Driver Operators2.88
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall2.88
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters2.88
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons2.88
- Energy Auditors2.88
- Fence Erectors2.88
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2.88
- Bakers2.88
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2.88
- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators2.88
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators2.88
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity2.88
- Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers2.88
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters2.88
- Subway and Streetcar Operators2.88
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2.88
- Wellhead Pumpers2.88
- Biomass Power Plant Managers2.75
- Hydroelectric Production Managers2.75
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers2.75
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists2.75
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists2.75
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists2.75
- Biologists2.75
- Precision Agriculture Technicians2.75
- Community Health Workers2.75
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School2.75
- Commercial and Industrial Designers2.75
- Fashion Designers2.75
- Broadcast Technicians2.75
- General Internal Medicine Physicians2.75
- Pediatricians, General2.75
- Occupational Therapy Aides2.75
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists2.75
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers2.75
- Food Preparation Workers2.75
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers2.75
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.75
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers2.75
- Animal Trainers2.75
- Animal Caretakers2.75
- Shampooers2.75
- Nannies2.75
- Postal Service Clerks2.75
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2.75
- Agricultural Inspectors2.75
- Log Graders and Scalers2.75
- Helpers--Roofers2.75
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders2.75
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators2.75
- Flight Attendants2.75
- Bus Drivers, School2.75
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs2.75
- Bridge and Lock Tenders2.75
- Stockers and Order Fillers2.75
- Hoist and Winch Operators2.63
- Biofuels Production Managers2.62
- Computer Network Support Specialists2.62
- Computer User Support Specialists2.62
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians2.62
- Set and Exhibit Designers2.62
- Choreographers2.62
- Musicians and Singers2.62
- Exercise Physiologists2.62
- Personal Care Aides2.62
- Psychiatric Aides2.62
- Physical Therapist Aides2.62
- Fish and Game Wardens2.62
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant2.62
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation2.62
- Childcare Workers2.62
- Couriers and Messengers2.62
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping2.62
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors2.62
- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand2.62
- Light Truck Drivers2.62
- Facilities Managers2.50
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators2.50
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists2.50
- Manufacturing Engineers2.50
- Food Science Technicians2.50
- Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians2.50
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary2.50
- Graphic Designers2.50
- Hospitalists2.50
- Medical Dosimetrists2.50
- Psychiatric Technicians2.50
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers2.50
- Cooks, Fast Food2.50
- Gambling Dealers2.50
- Meter Readers, Utilities2.50
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators2.50
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2.50
- Desktop Publishers2.50
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers2.50
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products2.50
- Traffic Technicians2.50
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment2.50
- Quality Control Systems Managers2.38
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators2.38
- Farm Labor Contractors2.38
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers2.38
- Mechanical Drafters2.38
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.38
- Conservation Scientists2.38
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists2.38
- Remote Sensing Technicians2.38
- Media Technical Directors/Managers2.38
- Dancers2.38
- Film and Video Editors2.38
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers2.38
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators2.38
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators2.38
- Waiters and Waitresses2.38
Source: O*NET database (abilities)
