Bennett-+Hunter



**Occupation Description** Hunt and trap wild animals for human consumption, fur, feed, bait, or other purposes.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** The most important knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are listed for **Hunters and Trappers**. **Knowledge:**

 **Skills:**  **Abilities:**
 *  **//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.
 *  **//Biology//** - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
 *  **//Mechanical//** - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
 *  **//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.
 *  **//Equipment Selection//** - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
 *  **//Equipment Maintenance//** - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
 *  **//Time Management//** - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
 *  **//Judgment and Decision Making//** - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
 *  **//Arm-Hand Steadiness//** - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
 *  **//Near Vision//** - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
 *  **//Inductive Reasoning//** - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
 *  **//Multilimb Coordination//** - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
 *  **//Problem Sensitivity//** - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.