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Resume skills guide · SOC 53-5011

Skills for Sailors and Marine Oilers

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for sailors and marine oilers, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Monitoring3.25
  • 2.Active Listening3.12
  • 3.Critical Thinking3.12
  • 4.Speaking3
  • 5.Reading Comprehension2.88
  • 6.Active Learning2.88
  • 7.Writing2.75
  • 8.Mathematics2.5
  • 9.Learning Strategies2.5
  • 10.Science1.88

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Knowledge areas

  • Public Safety and Security
  • Transportation
  • Mechanical
  • Education and Training
  • Administration and Management
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Customer and Personal Service

Core work activities

  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Getting Information
  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  • Handling and Moving Objects
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  • Performing General Physical Activities

In-demand tools & technology

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • KNMI TurboWin
  • Kongsberg Maritime K-Log Deck Logbook
  • Log book software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word